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DANCING FOR TREES

Takele Uma, deputy mayor of Addis Abeba, joined the dancing with artists from Hager Fiker Theatre on July 25, 2019, at Menilik Square.

DANCING FOR TREES

Takele Uma, deputy mayor of Addis Abeba, joined the dancing with artists from Hager Fiker Theatre on July 25, 2019, at Menilik Square. The event was organised to dig holes for tree planting in preparation for the big planting campaign on Monday, July 29, 2019 when there is a countrywide effort to plant 200 million seedlings in 12 hours to break the world record. Takele was there to encourage the volunteer residents who were taking part in the effort.  

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