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    Informal housing in Addis Ababa. Ethiopia's cities are struggling to meet demand for affordable housing and settlements are growing (Photo: Olli Pitkänen, Creative Commons via Flickr)
    The Ethiopian informal settlement jigsaw puzzle: an opportunity to re-sort the pieces?

    Insight, 25 October 2018

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    01 January 2019

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