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Africa in Focus with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa
1. Ethiopia- Tigray
Authorities in Ethiopia’s Tigray region accused the federal government of launching a military offensive on Saturday, reigniting fears of a return to war.
In a statement, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) said federal forces used heavy artillery against their positions in Western Tigray, near the border with Sudan.
After months of using blockades, sieges, drone strikes and proxy forces against Tigray, the TPLF said, the government had now launched “open war.”
2.    Zambia – Lusaka
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