An old tree is being chopped down around Meskerem, on the way from Mesqel Square to Global Hotel, for safety concerns by a neighbouring restaurant. Ethiopia's forest coverage stands at close to 14pc of its total land mass. As of 2010, Oromia and Southern Nations regional states represent 71pc of the tree cover. Oromia had the most tree cover at 5.45 million hct compared to an average of 1.12 million hct