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From Our Own Correspondent: Ethiopia's Omo Valley

Matthew Newsome relates how traditional ways of life in the Omo Valley are threatened by the Ethiopian government's plans to turn a "backwater" into a breadbasket for cash crops.

Matthew Newsome relates how traditional ways of life in the Omo Valley are threatened by the Ethiopian government's plans to turn a "backward" region into a new breadbasket for cash crops. Local people aren't sure the change will do them or their herds any good - and the long arm of the state is working to keep journalists well away from the story.

(Photo: Local people from the Mursi group, Omo Valley, 2014. Credit: Matthew Newsome)

10 minutes

Last on

Thu 8 Jan 2015 16:20GMT

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  • Thu 8 Jan 2015 16:20GMT