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Ethiopia: Gold Rush Gone Toxic - Illegal Mining in Tigray Endangers Lives, Environment As Authorities Turn a Blind Eye to Cyanide and Mercury Use
For centuries, artisanal gold miners in the Asgede district, located in the North Western Zone of the Tigray region, have used traditional tools for gold extraction. However, in recent years, this ...
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Eyelids Turn Inwards, Lashes Rip Out: Eye Disease Afflicts Ethiopia
He has been mostly bound to his home in the small village of Asano, around 100 kilometres (60 miles) from Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa. "Recently, I learned that the surface of my eye is ...