Could Ethiopia’s war in Tigray spark conflict with Sudan?

The Economist
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Published 2022-05-19
Recent events have revived a century-old border dispute between Ethiopia and Sudan over al-Fashaga—a fertile region that both countries claim as their own. Could these tensions throw the entire region into conflict?

00:00 - The border dispute: Sudan and Ethiopia
00:58 - The history of the dispute
02:33 - How does Abiy Ahmed worsen tensions
03:55 - Trouble in Tigray
04:38 - The return of civil war in Ethiopia
05:07 - Sudan reclaims al-Fashaga
06:27 - The dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance dam

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All Comments (21)
  • @eddiemcdonagh_
    “The problem began with the British” a fact most of the world can claim.
  • @assefameshesha1388
    I am Ethiopian so I know what’s going on. I thought journalism is dead, I think you guys did great. Telling the truth at least in this instance, that’s how it was supposed to be.
  • @user-wr4yl7tx3w
    This is the type of content that economist should focus on. Different from what everyone covers to differentiate from the same news.
  • @amanuel6212
    Its soo great seeing that investigative journalism is not dead and you can actually tell the whole story. Thanks
  • @alexemmadebor3698
    As a person from that region, well done the economist and the producers . In this short reporting people can understand the Ethiopian conflict, Sudan ethiopia border and the nile dame dispute in less than 9min reporting.
  • @dusannn
    FINALLY SOMEONE TALKING ABOUT THIS. AND NOT ONLY ABOUT 🇺🇦
  • @Juaumxinhu
    "You represent a new generation of African leaders" and then starts a civil war. Best Nobel Peace prize eva!!!
  • @gwalbo7547
    Ethiopia doesn't need any foreign approval for the use of her resources to develop and benefit the country! RESPECT!
  • @bez1196
    Scapegoated? Tigrayans literally had a dictatorship that lasted for 30 years. Also, the TPLF never accepted Abiy and were sabotaging him from the beginning.
  • @cent482
    Thank you for unbiased and clear report!
  • @tareyads5906
    Well done! This is balanced analysis! 🇪🇹 prevail
  • @mahadljama4578
    Now I am seeing an Ethiopian crying about border issue by saying this is unjusty because community who shares same value and culture got divided I hope he will accept that as well when it comes to Somali Ogaden region occupied by Ethiopia since 1948 due to border making done by colonial era. Ethiopia has always very foolish narrative because they complain and blame Europeans but they will not accept same scenario when Europeans gave them land their favour.
  • @sunnyislam9595
    If I want to see this video captions in different languages, can it be done? So far I only see it in English subtitles.