Ethiopia: Largest Cement Factory
A joint building project Ethiopia-GDR-Cuba, Ethiopia's largest cement works is under construction at New Mugher situated some 100 kilometres away from Addis Ababa capital. The annual production capacity is planned to amount to 300,000 tons. Thus, ...
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Population Progressively Overcomes Illiteracy
455 Ethiopians at the age between 15 and 75 learn to read and write at the "Hizbawi-Serawit School of Addis Ababa at present. Some 5.5 million people wanted to participate in the 2nd alphabetization phase, which began in the end of 1979. Lessons a...
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Askaris Even Live in "Columns"
New pictures from the Northern Front.
Askaris even live in "columns"!
The Askari warriors whose exploits on behalf of Italy in the war against Abyssinia, are constantly mentioned in despatches, seem to live in military formation even between batt...
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New Picture of the Ethiopian Commander at Adowa
Ras Seyoum (centre), King of the Tigre and Commander of the Ethiopian forces at Adowa where he constantly harassed the Italians. He has already shown himself a clever strategist by extricating his men from the trap set up by General De Bono.
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Camel Corps Leaves Harar for Jijiga
New pictures from the southern front.
Men of the Abyssinian camel corps are among the troops leaving Harar, concentration point of the Abyssinian forces, for Jijiga to meet the Italian advance anticipated on the southern front as soon as Marshal ...
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Ethiopians In Elisabethville
United Nation-Ethiopian troops are pictured in Elisabethville during Christmas. The troops are said to have bombarded one of Elisabethville's teeming African townships. Reports have also been received of United Nations mortar fire on a hospital in...
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Socialist Ethiopia: Volunteers Help With Maize Harvest
An Addis Ababa book-keeper, Meaza Mussie came 275 kilometres to help with the maize harvest in a state farm near Awasa. "Like most of us I am not used to this kind of work. But we hold that revolutionary slogans alone are of no help. Something has...
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Workers Support the Military Council
Snapshot during an anti-imperialist mass rally in Addis Ababa in March 1977 with 500,000 people participating: As a sign of confidence a representative of the Ethiopian farmers presents a spear to Colonel General Mengistu Haile-Mariam (left), Chai...
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Women of Ethiopia
Ethiopia, today, is ravaged by famine. But custom prevents thousands of women from growing the drought-resistant crops which the men no longer cultivate.
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