The defeated forces of the former Ethiopian dictator,Mengistu Haile Mariam,left behind this wrecked Russian-made tank near Lake Ashange in northern Ethiopia.Africa's regional and ethnic wars divert scarce resources away from urgent development projects that could uplift the living standards of the people..
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