Ethiopia: Country to Open First Silk Firm

27 December 2007

Harare — In the early 80s a handful of North Koreans quietly produced silk and exported it to their country. When the Derg was about to fall, they abandoned the facility, packed their things and know-how and slipped out.

The locals were only left with the story of some Koreans who worked on the Zeway state farm.

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