Abay Gorge Bridge

Heading to the North

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August 17th 2007
The National Road Safety Coordination Office decided that they wanted me to visit Amhara Region to see a local pedestrian safety campaign, so on Friday morning, Daniel, Sebsibe and I set off with Bahayilu (the driver), for a trip to Debre Markos, Bahar Dar and Gonder. The trip consisted of a series of meetings with local officials, observations of pedestrian behaviour and pedestrian surveys, in ... read more

Africa » Ethiopia » Addis Ababa Region » Addis Ababa

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Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from colonial rule, with the exception of the 1936-41 Italian occupation during World War II. In 1974 a military junta, the Derg, deposed Emperor Haile SELASSIE (wh... ... read more