Lambeth's Ethiopian & Eritrean communities 'thrilled' over peace back home
In 1991, rebels were closing in on Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, where they would eventually overthrow the military dictatorship which had ruled since toppling Haile Selassie’s government in 1974. The British embassy in Addis Ababa handed out temporary visas to young locals eager to escape the tensions.
Twenty-seven years later, outside Brixton’s Habesha Village restaurant, a handful of them gathered around big plates of injera, a spongy flatbread served with mounds of stew and salads.
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