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The Escalation of War in Ethiopia

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  1. csense · · focus · HN ↗
    Interestingly, Ethiopia wasn't always poor and backward. Back in the classical era, Ethiopia (then known as Axum or Aksum) was a major power [1].

    [1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Kingdom_of_Aksum" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Kingdom_of_Aksum

    1. card_zero · · focus · HN ↗
      <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Ethio-jazz" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Ethio-jazz

      <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Rock-Hewn_Churches,_Lalibela" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Rock-Hewn_Churches,_Lalibela

      ??? This comment was dead the second I posted it, how&#x2F;why is that? Oh, visible again now, fair enough.

      Maybe I should have included some context: these are a couple of Ethiopian cultural things that I think are neat. Uh, that&#x27;s about it, really.

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