Aster Gebrekirstos, Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) e Emiru Birhane, Mekelle University
Typically, humanitarian concerns are prioritised following a war. But the environment must also get attention so that societies can produce food and goods to rebuild their lives.
The classically trained jazz pianist fled dictatorship in Ethiopia.
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East Africa is one of the fastest urbanising regions in the world, but it’s still in the early phases. There’s a big opportunity to get the region’s cities right.
Regular physical activity helps to prevent and manage many chronic diseases.
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Factors such as having supportive family and friends, safer communities, positive school environments and adequate resources, are often associated with more physical activity.
Somaliland has been assessed as holding commercial quantities of oil and gas. EDUARDO SOTERAS/AFP via
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Governments coming to power riding a wave of youth protests can employ authoritarian tactics to silence dissent from the same movements.
Ethiopian migrants stranded in Saudi Arabia arrive at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2021.
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