Ethiopia Tigray fighting sparks fears of new war
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Ethiopia Tigray fighting sparks fears of new war

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 24, 202622 min
  • Politics

Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia between Tigrayan forces and the national army is threatening a return to civil war after four years of peace. On Thursday, The Ethiopian National Defense Force siad it had killed hundrends of Tigray fighters and captured a large number of others. The military described its activity as a counter-attack. Fighting is also escalating in Amhara and Afar regions of Ethiopia. We hear from a resident in Mekelle, Tigray's capital and what this means for the peace and stability of the country. And New York is hosting world leaders for the UN General...

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Hello there and welcome to Focus on Africa. I am Unkei-Chi, Umunna. In Ethiopia, the Tigray People's Liberation Front, TPLF, says they are engaged in a full-blown war with the country's central government after its fighters seized control of the Tigray region's main airport on Wednesday. What does it mean for peace and stability

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of the region? There is a realistic road back to the AYOOC, but there is no interest by either of the parties. That is a missing element. And New York is hosting world leaders to the UN General Assembly,

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with several African leaders delivering their address. We get on a discussion with Africa's young people to understand if they connect with the policies that affect their future. I know that it comes from ideas and discussions that happen in such rooms that

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