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The Inquiry: Why is Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize winner bombing his own country?

Why is Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize winner bombing his own country?

03/12/2020 GMT

BBC World Service - The Inquiry, Why is Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize winner bombing his own country?

On this week’s episode of The Inquiry – what’s behind the current conflict in Ethiopia?

On this week’s episode of The Inquiry – why is Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize winning Prime Minister, bombing his own country?

In Ethiopia, a political battle has sparked a bloody conflict.

Federal Forces have engaged in combat with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front - or TPLF.

Hundreds have reportedly been killed and tens of thousands displaced.

Just last year, Abiy Ahmed, the Ethiopian Prime Minister, won a Nobel Prize for his part in brokering peace with neighbouring Eritrea.

So, Charmaine Cozier asks why Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize winner is bombing his own country?

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