Ethiopia denies civilians killed in market air strike - a podcast by BBC World Service

Ethiopia's army has denied that civilians were killed in an air strike on a market in the town of Togoga in Tigray, which hospital sources say killed at least 60 people. The army’s spokesperson told journalists that the strikes targeted rebel fighters who were gathered to celebrate Martyr’s Day.

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And Congolese musician TRESOR tells us about his efforts to help victims of the recent volcanic eruption near Goma, and why the suffering of the people there is personal.

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