No quiet on any front: Ethiopia’s clash of conflicts

The Intelligence from The Economist

EpisodeSep 2, 202224m

No quiet on any front: Ethiopia’s clash of conflicts

The Intelligence from The Economist

EpisodeSep 2, 202224m

After a five-month hiatus, violence has returned to the northern region of Tigray—but that is just one of the conflicts threatening to pull the country to pieces. China’s Belt and Road Initiative has made it a prominent developing-world lender. How will it deal with so many of its loans souring? And our obituaries editor reflects on Issey Miyake’s fashion-for-the-masses philosophy.For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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