Draped in traditional colours including the red, white and black of the Oromo flag, crowds descended on the shores of Lake Hora Arsadi, 50km (30 miles) southeast of Addis Ababa, for the annual ...

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Tens of thousands of vibrantly dressed Ethiopians descended on downtown Addis Ababa for an annual thanksgiving festival this weekend. Irreecha is celebrated by the Oromo, Ethiopia's largest ethnic ...

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