Tej break at Debre Markos

Bahir Dar and Back

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September 6th 2008
This was my second trip to the north of Ethiopia with the National Road Safety Coordination Office - we went last summer to see what was happening with a pedestrian campaign in Amhara Region. The main purpose this time was to observe a children’s pedestrian training scheme that is being trialled by a local NGO, called JeCCDO. We had to be there for the session on Thursday morning so we decided ... read more

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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