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The Fifth Floor: A celebration of peace

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23/08/2019 GMT

A celebration of peace

BBC World Service - The Fifth Floor, A celebration of peace

Ethiopia’s Oromo and Somali communities meet to celebrate a commitment to peace

Ethiopia’s Oromo and Somali communities meet to celebrate a commitment to peace.

It's been a year since mediation began to end violent clashes in the Somali region of Ethiopia that pitted Oromo people against ethnic Somalis.  Bashkas Jugsoda’ay of BBC Somali and Habtamu Tibebu of BBC Afaan Oromo have been to the regional capital Jijiga to speak to people affected by the fighting and witness a peace meeting between the two communities. 

My Home Town: Baku 
Continuing our series where we ask our colleagues to take us to the place where they grew up, Tural Ahmedzade invites us to Baku, capital of Azerbaijan. 

The rise of halal products in Indonesia 
There's a growing trend for halal certified products in Indonesia, from cosmetics to buildings, and the country hopes to become a halal hub.  Ayomi Amindoni and Callistasia Wijaya of BBC Indonesian have been investigating.

India's 'death hotels' 
Many Indian Hindus hope to end their days in the holy city of Varanasi, and travel there when they believe they are close to death.  Delhi reporter Romita Saluja has visited the so-called 'death hotels’ that accommodate them.

The dispute over Nikola Tesla 
Balkan inventor Nikola Tesla is world famous as an electricity pioneer, but more than 75 years after his death, Croatia and Serbia continue to argue over which nation he belongs to.  BBC Serbian's Marija Jankovic tries to get to the bottom of it.

Life in a city of contradictions 
Beirut is famous for its contrasts – liberal versus conservative, citizen versus stateless refugee, high tourist numbers versus high migration figures.  And the contradictions are intensifying, as Julien Hajj from the BBC Beirut bureau explains.

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