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05/09/2021 GMT

Genocide in Tigray

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A former Ethiopian diplomat says genocide is taking place in Tigray province

A former Ethiopian diplomat says genocide is taking place in Tigray province.

Ethiopia's former ambassador to the United States tells Weekend that the government is committing acts of genocide in the northern province of Tigray.

Also, fighting continues in the Panjshir Valley in Afghanistan between Taliban forces and the resistance.

Plus, a sharp rise in violence against women in Colombia, blamed on organised crime.

Joining Paul Henley to discuss these and other issues are Eric Albert, London correspondent for the French Le Monde newspaper, and Diana Menham, Lebanese economist, public policy expert, and managing director of an organisation campaigning for political reform in Lebanon.

(Image: An Ethiopian carrying a load of food for Internally Displaced Peoples who fled the fighting in the Tigray region. Credit: EPA/STR)

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