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In drought-stricken Ethiopia, herders suffer heartache

Drought in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya

Bele Kalbi Nur walks with his goats in El Gel village, 8 kilometres from the town of K'elafo in Ethiopia on January 12, 2023. The last five rainy seasons since the end of 2020 have failed, triggering the worst drought in four decades in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya. PHOTO | EDUARDO SOTERAS | AFP

By  AFP

K'elafo

Mohammed Hassan Gureh has made up his mind: he's going to sell the last of his goats and leave his village to find a new life. 

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