Akaki Cemetery

Escape from Akaki

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October 14th 2007
Around 50 new volunteers arrived in Ethiopia at the end of September - which is the largest intake. Most arrived on two consecutive nights so the 6 of us (Steven, Clare, Mekdes, Bethy, Belachew and I) went to the airport (with Tamrat) in the middle of the night on Thursday and again on Friday. It was very good getting to work with Mekdes, Bethy and Bel - they work so hard behind the scenes. ... 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