Ethiopia conflict stirs regional tensions
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Ethiopia conflict stirs regional tensions

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 5, 202622 min
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Forces aligned to Ethiopia's national army have taken control of Mekelle, the capital of the northern Tigray region. This came after the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), a movement opposing the federal government, withdrew from the capital, days after they had seized control of its main airport. Mobile and banking services apppear to have resumed in some parts of the city after internet disruptions in September. The conflict has also led to a diplomatic standoff between Ethiopia and its neighbours, Egypt, Eritrea and Sudan. And, scientists studying a species of primates only found in Madagascar uncover surprising...

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Hello there and welcome to Focus on Africa. I am Unkei-Chu Ubonna. Forces aligned to the Ethiopian army have taken control of Mekkale, Tigris capital amid escalating diplomatic tensions between Ethiopia, Egypt, Eritrea and Sudan. When you sever diplomatic ties, that is the worst form of relations faring short of direct

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war. Now when you stop communications there is a risk of elevation and mass calculation. So now governments are not talking to each other. Even if tensions are bad, governments try and maintain or should at least maintain some kind of open communication so there's no mass communication. And from the forest of Madagascar to the world's grand opera houses, an unlikely connection has

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emerged. Scientists studying injury lemules have discovered similarities between the way the the primates sing and the techniques used by trained vocalists. So they use the song to communicate to other like groups saying, you know, this territory is ours.

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