Negarit 148: ብሰላም ዕረፍ – Remembering a friend –ارقد في سلام
Eulogy for a departed friend, mourning in my own way and cursing the PFDJ//Saleh The post Negarit 148: ብሰላም ዕረፍ – Remembering a friend – ارقد في سلام appeared first on Awate.com.
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