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The myrrh tree that’s key to luxury perfumes and African incomes is threatened by drought

  • Ethiopia is a major source of myrrh, which has been used in beauty, health and religious practices since at least ancient Egypt
  • “Guests water animals first, then the villagers,” said local headman Ali Mohamed, watching hundreds of livestock crowd around the well
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Decline of ancient trade route deepens Yemeni food crisis

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