Is the horn of AFRICA about to EXPLODE?
· 33 min
Episode Is the horn of AFRICA about to EXPLODE?
Hundreds of thousands of people were killed in a two-year between Tigrayan forces and Ethiopia's government which ended in a peace deal in 2022.
Today the trauma and fear of war creeps back in as both sides accuse each other of launching new offensives.
Earlier this week the TPLF announced a new coalition alongside other militias - some of whom had previously been bitter opponents.
The so-called Alliance for survival is made up of seven armed rebel groups which have been waging their own battles against the Ethiopian government in different parts of the country.
Tigrayan forces have seized three airports in Tigray, and in response Ethiopian airlines have suspended all flights to the region.
But why are things escalating now? Is the clock ticking for the Ethiopian government? And will Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed achieve his goal of accessing the Red Sea?
To understand things better and break it all down we’re joined by Tsedale Lemma, an Ethiopian journalist and founder of the Addis Standard and Nicholas Westcott, former director of the Royal African Society.
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