Abiy Leads Ethiopia's Drive to Plant 800 Million Trees in a Single Day

[Horn Diplomat] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed joined millions of citizens on Sunday in a nationwide campaign to plant 800 million tree seedlings in a single day, as government officials said more than 578.6 million seedlings had been planted by midday, marking significant progress toward what would be one of the world's largest coordinated tree-planting efforts.