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A destroyed tank is seen in a field in the aftermath of fighting between the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) forces in Kasagita town, in Afar region, Ethiopia.
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Could a new Tigray War engulf the Horn of Africa?

Last week, forces belonging to the TPLF seized three airports and attacked the states of Afar and Amhara, located in northeastern Ethiopia.

​Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy awards a Ukrainian service member at a position near a frontline, in Donetsk region, Ukraine March 22, 2023.
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What We’re Watching: Zelensky’s Bakhmut message, Rishi’s post-Brexit win, Trudeau’s take on Haiti, Ethiopia’s peace progress

Russia and Ukraine score points where they can; Has Brexit got “done” yet?; Trudeau’s take on Haiti; Ethiopia, TPLF take steps in tenuous peace

How AI could accelerate global development
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How AI could accelerate global development

As countries work to meet development goals amid funding constraints, AI is emerging as a potential tool to accelerate progress and expand opportunity. Robert Opp of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Justin Spelhaug of Microsoft Elevate discuss how AI can support development and humanitarian efforts around the world.

Members of Amhara region militias ride on their truck as they head to face the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), in Sanja, Amhara region near a border with Tigray, Ethiopia November 9, 2020
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Is Ethiopia's government about to fall?

Anti-government forces look set to seize the capital of Ethiopia, Africa's second most populous country. Can a deal avert a bloodbath?

What We're Watching: Everyone vs Ethiopian PM, Brazil ditches Huawei, (more) trouble in Sudan, Argentina's midterms, Iraqi powder keg

What We're Watching: Everyone vs Ethiopian PM, Brazil ditches Huawei, (more) trouble in Sudan, Argentina's midterms, Iraqi powder keg

Opposition forces unite in Ethiopia, China shut of Brazil 5G, Sudan on the brink, Argentina's ruling party in trouble, Iraqi PM's narrow escape

A man reacts during a rally to support the National Defense Force and to condemn the expansion of the Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF) fighters into Amhara and Afar regional territories at the Meskel Square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia August 8, 2021.
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What We're Watching: Ethiopia's opposition groups join forces

Can Ethiopia hold elections in the middle of a civil war?
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Can Ethiopia hold elections in the middle of a civil war?

In 2019, Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed accepted a Nobel Peace Prize. But barely two years later, Abiy stands accused of overseeing a campaign of ethnic cleansing in the northern Tigray region. It's against this backdrop that Ethiopians will head to the polls on June 21 for a parliamentary election regarded as a referendum on Abiy's leadership. But will the vote be free and fair?