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PHOTO GALLERY: A sweet tradition! Ethiopians harvest Tigray honey!




Beekeeper Amanuel Hiluf cuts honey and wax from a beehive slot in his house in Hawidela, outside Mekele. AFP

Beekeeper Amanuel Hiluf checks his beehives in Hawidela, outside Mekele. In his garden in Hawidela, a village about an hour from Mekele, capital of the Tigray region, the beekeeper has about 40 hives from which clouds of bees are soon escaping. AFP

Beekeeper Amanuel Hiluf checks a traditional beehive in Hawidela, outside Mekele. AFP

Beekeeper Amanuel Hiluf checks his beehives in Hawidela, outside Mekele. AFP

Birhanu Araya, 61, assists clients at his honey shop in Mekele. AFP

A client buys honey at Birhanu Araya's shop in Mekele. AFP

Clients try honey at Birhanu Araya's shop in Mekele. AFP