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EPISODE · Jan 17, 2024 · 33 MIN

Ethiopia hunger: More than 200 starve to death in Tigray

from Focus on Africa · host BBC World Service

More than 200 people have starved to death since July in Ethiopia's drought-hit and war-scarred Tigray region, local authorities say. Officials warn the region is on the brink of famine on a scale last seen in 1984. How did Tigray return to this desperate situation? Also why are Nigerians turning to crowdfunding to pay for ransoms?And what does it mean to be Black, African and British? How African migration is shaping politics, faith, business and culture in the UK.

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