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#Ethiopia: As Ethiopians joined @PMEthiopia's #GreenLegacy initiative with a promise to plant 200 m seedlings today, team AS would like to recognize @fairytale0716 for mobilizing #EthioTweeps & everyone who participated in this inspiring civic duty yesterday.#አረንጏዴአሻራ 🌳

@PMEthiopia @fairytale0716 PM #AbiyAhmed arrived in #ArbaMinch city to participate in "#GreenLegacy initiative where he already planted seedlings with government officials and community members this morning," #PMO. #Ethiopia

@PMEthiopia @fairytale0716 Members of Ethiopian National Defense Force (#ENDF) participating in today's #GreenLegacy program.

Source: ENA.

#Ethiopia

@PMEthiopia @fairytale0716 President @SahleWorkZewde arrived in the historic city of #Gonder yesterday. Today, together with Temesgen Tiruneh, the newly appointed president of #Amhara regional state, and community members, she participated in the ongoing #GreenLegacy in central Gonder zone, Minzro kebele.

@PMEthiopia @fairytale0716 @SahleWorkZewde Community members in #Jimma and its environs in #Oromia regional state providing snacks and #coffee to those participating in today's #GreenLegacy campaign. Pictures from social media. #Ethiopia

@PMEthiopia @fairytale0716 @SahleWorkZewde Zinash Tayachew, @FLEthiopia, joined #Oromia regional state vice president @ShimelisAbdisa, members of #ENDF & Oromia police, as well as community members and senior federal and regional officials, in Godi Gede Kebele, near #Bishoftu city. #GreenLegacy #Ethiopia

@PMEthiopia @fairytale0716 @SahleWorkZewde @FLEthiopia @ShimelisAbdisa In #Tigray regional state, the region's vice president Debretsion Grebre Michael was joined by senior regional officials Abraham Tekeste, Getachew Reda and others, as well as members of #ENDF & community members in Enderta Woreda, Endabashelma area in SE Tigray. #GreenLegacy

@PMEthiopia @fairytale0716 @SahleWorkZewde @FLEthiopia @ShimelisAbdisa In #AddisAbeba, @TakeleUma joined religious leaders, community members, city admin employees & football fans to participate in today's #GreenLegacy in various parts of the city such as #Kolfe park and #Qoshe landfill area.Ten different areas were readied for planting in AA alone.

@PMEthiopia @fairytale0716 @SahleWorkZewde @FLEthiopia @ShimelisAbdisa @TakeleUma @threadreaderapp unroll

@PMEthiopia @fairytale0716 @SahleWorkZewde @FLEthiopia @ShimelisAbdisa @TakeleUma According to Adebabay Mulugeta, west #Gonder zone administrator in #Amhara regional state, 26 members of a #Sudanese delegation who are on a visit in the region, have participated in today's #GreenLegacy in Gende Wuha town in west Gonder zone and its environs. #Ethiopia #Sudan

@PMEthiopia @fairytale0716 @SahleWorkZewde @FLEthiopia @ShimelisAbdisa @TakeleUma Onboard today's countrywide #GreenLegacy campaign in #Ethiopia is Tewolde Gebremariam, CEO of @flyethiopian. Tewolde is joined by the world class staff members of the national pride to plant seedlings in airport roundabout in #AddisAbeba, located near Bole International Airport.

@PMEthiopia @fairytale0716 @SahleWorkZewde @FLEthiopia @ShimelisAbdisa @TakeleUma @flyethiopian This is how religious leaders, community members, local officials and members of ENDF & regional special force participated in today's #GreenLegacy in North Wello zone, Guba Lafto Wereda, Woynye Kebele (Felege Selam tributary) in #Amhara regional state. Local initiatives matter!

@PMEthiopia @fairytale0716 @SahleWorkZewde @FLEthiopia @ShimelisAbdisa @TakeleUma @flyethiopian Meanwhile,today marked the 83rd anniversary of the commemoration of Abuna Petros (Megersa Bedhassa),the Ethiopian bishop who was martyred on July 29,1936 for resisting #Italian occupation of Ethiopia.@TakeleUma & others planted trees at Abuna Petros monument in #AddisAbeba.

@PMEthiopia @fairytale0716 @SahleWorkZewde @FLEthiopia @ShimelisAbdisa @TakeleUma @flyethiopian Members of the newly formed political party, Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice (@ETHZema) led by formerly exiled academic & political dissident Berhanu Nega, have participated in today's #GreenLegacy campaign by planting seedlings in Mount #Yeka, Enqorcha area in #AddisAbeba

@PMEthiopia @fairytale0716 @SahleWorkZewde @FLEthiopia @ShimelisAbdisa @TakeleUma @flyethiopian @ETHZema In #Afar regional state, regional President Awol Arba led community members, members of ENDF, regional administration employees & civil servants to participate in today's #GreenLegacy campaign. Some 319564 seedlings were planted so far in various places of the regional state.

@PMEthiopia @fairytale0716 @SahleWorkZewde @FLEthiopia @ShimelisAbdisa @TakeleUma @flyethiopian @ETHZema Similarly, #BenishangulGumuz regional state president Ashadli Hassen planted seedlings along with community members and civil servants as part of today's #GreenLegacy campaign. Data from the national steering committee shows so far 1154567 seedlings were planted in the region.

@PMEthiopia @fairytale0716 @SahleWorkZewde @FLEthiopia @ShimelisAbdisa @TakeleUma @flyethiopian @ETHZema In #Gambella regional state, today's #GreenLegacy campaign was led by regional president Umod Ujulo along with Women, Children & Youth Ministry State Minister Alemitu Umo. Community members, civil servants ENDF & regional police members haven taken part in the campaign.

@PMEthiopia @fairytale0716 @SahleWorkZewde @FLEthiopia @ShimelisAbdisa @TakeleUma @flyethiopian @ETHZema In #Harari regional state, regional president Urdin Bedri was joined by ENDF eastern command chief Maj. Gen Zewdu Belay (along with the eastern command ENDF members), community members, civil servants & regional admin employees to participate in today's #GreenLegacy.

@PMEthiopia @fairytale0716 @SahleWorkZewde @FLEthiopia @ShimelisAbdisa @TakeleUma @flyethiopian @ETHZema In #Somali regional state, regional vice president Mustafa Omer was joined by community members, the youth, elders, civil servants, members of regional & fed. security forces to participate in today's #GreenLegacy. Some 938672 seedlings were planted in various parts of the region

@PMEthiopia @fairytale0716 @SahleWorkZewde @FLEthiopia @ShimelisAbdisa @TakeleUma @flyethiopian @ETHZema In #DireDawa chartered city, the newly appointed mayor, Ahmed Buh, started the #GreenLegacy campaign by presenting a gift to w/ro Eyerusalem Tegegn, city resident. Planting took place in 6 d/nt places including inside the defense referral hospital. 258993 seedlings were planted

@PMEthiopia @fairytale0716 @SahleWorkZewde @FLEthiopia @ShimelisAbdisa @TakeleUma @flyethiopian @ETHZema And finally, according to @DrGetahun,353,633,660 seedlings were planted in 12 hrs today in #Oromia, #Amhara, #SNNPRS, #Somali, #Tigray, #Gambella, #Afar,#BenishangilGumuz & #Harari regional states as well as #AddisAbeba & #Diredawa chartered cities. #GreenLegacy. #Ethiopia.

@PMEthiopia @fairytale0716 @SahleWorkZewde @FLEthiopia @ShimelisAbdisa @TakeleUma @flyethiopian @ETHZema @DrGetahun Throughout the day,team AS brought you updates starting from #Ethiotweep civic duty mov't to the state organized countrywide #GreenLegacy campaign held in 9 dif/nt regions & two chartered cities. In all of this, the following pics were best pics of the day! Thank you #Ethiopia!🇪🇹