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Ethiopia – Beyond the Lens of Famine

Indris Seid Yimer and Emyet Assen Woraki’s lives have been utterly transformed in the last thirty years. In 1984, they, their families and their community were engulfed in famine and devastation, a famine memorably described by BBC journalist Michael Buerk as “the closest thing to hell on Earth”. Set in the Wollo area, the epicentre of the 1984 famine, the film tells their story. Others also feature. People like entrepreneur Samuel Alemu and financier Ermyas Amelga. It also features the hauntingly beautiful UNESCO World Heritage site in Lalibela.

English
  • Originally Aired November 20, 2012
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Network RTÉ One
  • Notes Is a season finale
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