# Explainer 514: Why is Teddy Afro’s music roiling Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed?

An episode of [The Foreign Desk](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/786319916), 22 Apr 2026, 7:00.

Audio: https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e6127ab7-b81e-456b-893c-a8d600215365/7b9f282e-1b97-4d40-a38f-ab8a0123a4e7/11211af1-571c-4d97-9f97-b43401052c40/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=ed6a263e-d325-4e94-a10c-ab8a0123a4ec

Ethiopian superstar Teddy Afro has taken aim at the country’s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, in new song “Das Tal”. What’s being protested and should Ahmed be concerned ahead of general elections? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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