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Ethiopia
The Psychosis of Defections

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Published on 12.07.2003 at 13:00 GMT 2 min read Lire en français

The fear of Ethiopian desertions to the United States led the American embassy to reduce its own Ethiopian employees' visits there.

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The Psychosis of Defections