Why is Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize winner bombing his own country? - a podcast by BBC World Service

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In Ethiopia, a political battle has sparked a bloody conflict.

Federal Forces have engaged in combat with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front - or TPLF.Hundreds have reportedly been killed and tens of thousands displaced.

Just last year, Abiy Ahmed, the Ethiopian Prime Minister, won a Nobel Prize for his part in brokering peace with neighbouring Eritrea.So, Charmaine Cozier asks why Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize winner is bombing his own country?

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