Thirsty child of the Nile versus the Nile accord irony
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Sunday, December 05, 2010 9:12:18 PM GMT Sunday, December 05, 2010 9:05:56 PM GMT
Harnessing Ethiopia’s rivers for development “Thirsty child of the Nile” is a popular proverbial irony in water-rich Ethiopia where hunger and thirst are rampant amid plenty. The Amharic version widely used is “Ye Abayin lij wuha temat”; it is meant to ridicule the paradox of abject poverty amid plenty; it extends to laxity [...]
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