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Aug 2022
26m 40s

Mutual recriminations over fighting in E...

Bbc World Service
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Government and Tigrayan officials are blaming each other for renewed fighting in the north of Ethiopia.

Also, thousands of South African workers are on strike over the rising cost of living.

Plus, Togo's ambitions to become the continental hub for cyber security and digital innovation.

All those stories and more in this podcast.

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