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Ethiopia
Addis Ababa seeks to soften EU stance on deforestation

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Workers carry coffee beans in a warehouse at Mullege Public Limited Company, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 1, 2023.
Workers carry coffee beans in a warehouse at Mullege Public Limited Company, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 1, 2023. © Michael Tewelde/Xinhua via AFP

The Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority has announced a national plan to prepare the coffee sector for implementation of an EU regulation on deforestation, which threatens to hit African coffee producers hard. Ethiopia is already feeling its effects.

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