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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Lack of clean water in Ethiopia's occupied territories


Medeshi
July 1, 2009
Lack of clean water in Ethiopia's occupied territories
A boy drinks water from a pond in Bule Duba village in the outskirts of Moyale, near the edge of Oroma and Somali regions of Ethiopia, June 12, 2009. Prolonged drought, lack of water and limited pasture have led to conflict between the Somali and Borena ethnic groups in southern Ethiopia which left hundreds of people dead in February this year. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) says it needs some 100 million Swiss francs to prevent conflict, famine and epidemics as well as restore the livelihoods of 2.5 million people in the Horn of Africa.
Picture taken June 12, 2009.
REUTERS/Irada Humbatova (ETHIOPIA SOCIETY CONFLICT HEALTH IMAGES OF THE DAY) BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE
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Nomadic family on the move

Nomadic family on the move
in search of greener pastures.
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Medeshi is the name of my place of birth which is located 25 KM North East of Erigavo, the capital of Sanaagland region of the republic of Somaliland in the Horn of Africa. It is rich in water, irrigation and frankincense. Medeshi is, also, historically unique after the British sent warplanes to bombard freedom fighter Mohamed Abdulle Hassan in the 1920s. This was the first time ever that the United Kingdom used air force in the Horn of Africa.