Focus on Africa
Tigray: Why have fears of war emerged?
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17 March 2025
41 minutes
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Ethiopia and Eritrea could be headed towards war, according to regional experts and officials. The warnings stem from fresh instability in Ethiopia's Tigray region, where a civil war from 2020-2022 resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths. What's behind the recent tension?
Also, why is there a rise in the number of women being imprisoned?
And we consider the legacy of the internationally acclaimed South African playwright, Athol Fugard.
Presenter: Audrey Brown
Technical Producer: Craig Kingham
Producers: Yvette Twagiramariya, Stefania Okereke and Patricia Whitehorne
Senior Journalist: Karnie Sharp
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
