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Last Exit from Assosa (Ethiopia...and Africa)

January 12th 2010
With some sadness this will be my last blog update while actually in Ethiopia - however there WILL be lots more blog entries from the UK about Ethiopia. I have a yellow A4 folder full of notes and a hard disk full of pictures 😊 My aim was to quit on 100 blog entries and that is what I will do. The last 10 days have been a whirlwind of parties, presentations and goodbyes. It's been such a ... read more

Africa » Ethiopia » Benishangul-Gumuz Region » Asosa

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

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Al Mercer & Sara Hassen

Al and Sara

Hi - this is Al & Sara's blog! We are 2 VSO volunteers working in Assosa, Beneshangul-Gumuz, Ethiopia for 2 years from Feb 2008 to 2010. Don't try to find us on the map, 'cos we don't appear. We are proud to announce a grand total of 0 entries in the Lonely Planet - Ethiopia & Eritrea and um, 0 entries in the Bradt guide. In fact as an "emerging region" within Ethiopia our area is pretty anonymous both internally and (clearly) internationally. With the mud strip airport being relaid with tarmac we had a 2 day 4x4 journey here from Addis. That said, Assosa is a regional capital, has a p... full info

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