Ethiopia's famed honeybees make slow recovery from war

Beekeeper Amanuel Hiluf says he is only able to produce a fraction of the honey he made before the war in Tigray. © Michele Spatari / AFP

Mekele (AFP) – In his stone house perched on a hill in northern Ethiopia, Amanuel Hiluf puts on his protective suit, carefully adjusting the hood and gloves.

"We have to hurry up, it starts to be hot, and the bees will be upset," he says.