On a scorching hot afternoon, a pack of stray dogs take shade under a tree on Debrezeit road. A third of Ethiopia's landmass was reported to be covered in trees in the 19th century, deforestation has put that number at around 10pc. Emperor Minelik II was the first leader of Ethiopia to engage in reforestation as he imported the Australian Eucalyptus in 1895. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) also is enamoured by lush greenery to the degree he launched the Green Legacy Initiative three years ago.
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