Synopsis
Afua Hirsch investigates the Ethiopian famines and the impact they had on the country.
- Programme: African Renaissance: When Art Meets Power
- Series: 1
- Episode: 01: Ethiopia
- Channel: BBC Four
- Broadcast year: 2020
- Geography | Development | Development | Factors affecting development
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