Showing posts with label Ethiopian politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ethiopian politics. Show all posts

Monday, November 08, 2021

ON THE BRINK - Ethiopian Civil War

"How conflict between Tigrayan, Ethiopian forces is destabilizing the regionPBS NewsHour 11/4/2021

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SUMMARY:  The U.S. State Department is now allowing non-essential workers and family members to leave Ethiopia as rebel forces from the Northern Tigray region approach the capital.  The two sides and their allies have been fighting for exactly one year, and as Nick Schifrin reports, the conflict is on the brink of an all-out civil war that threatens to tear apart the country.



Monday, December 07, 2020

ETHIOPIA - Humanitarian Crisis That Threatens Regional Stability

"In Ethiopia, a growing humanitarian crisis threatens regional stabilityPBS NewsHour 12/05/2020

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SUMMARY:  Hundreds of thousands of people are displaced as fighting continues between government forces and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front in northern Ethiopia, threatening the stability of a volatile region.  Cameron Hudson, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center and former Director for African Affairs at the National Security Council joins to discuss the conflict and its impact.