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Inside Ethiopia

July 07, 2007 | Pulitzer Center
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The mascot of the U.N. World Food Programme stands outside the compound in Gode.

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A herd of cattle descend from a bridge built by U.S. soldiers in Gode.

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Dr. Solomon Muleneh, 31, inspects cholera victims at the Gode hospital.

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A child suffering from cholera at the hospital.

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Dr. Solomon Muleneh, 31, inspects cholera victims at the Gode hospital.

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Dr. Solomon Muleneh, 31, inspects cholera victims at the Gode hospital.

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The carcass of a Soviet-made Somali tank faces Somalia along the road east of Jijiga.

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The carcass of a Soviet-made Somali tank faces Somalia along the road east of Jijiga.

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The view toward Somalia.

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The view toward Somalia.

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Villages walk along the road between Dembi Dollo and Gambella. This road in western Ethiopia is considered one of the most dangerous in the country, site of occasional attack by bandits and rebels with the Oromo Liberation Front. Yet in mid-January, all was peaceful.

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Villagers walk along the road between Dembi Dollo and Gambella. Few people in rural Ethiopia can afford cars, so the road is mostly used as a wide footpath.

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Children stare at a visiting journalist, a rare sight in these parts.

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Children stare at a visiting journalist, a rare sight in these parts.

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Camels getting a ride.

Ethiopia's impoverished Somali region still bears evidence of the 1970s war between Somalia and Ethiopia. From Jijiga — the region's capital and closest major city to the Somali border — to Gode — a badlands town that houses numerous U.N. agencies and NGOs — the region has struggled from the ravages of flood and drought.