Inside Story What’s behind the latest fighting in Ethiopia?
Rebels in Amhara have taken up arms against Ethiopia’s military. Published on 8 August 2023. Conflict has returned to Ethiopia – this time in Amhara, the second-largest region in the country. Many Amharas say they’ve been sidelined by the government in Addis Ababa, which is dominated by the Oromo ethnic group. Rebels in Amhara – known as Fano – helped the government in its two-year war in neighbouring Tigray. Now they’ve taken up arms against the military. The rebels have in turn been accused of trying to overthrow the government. So, what’s driving this conflict? And how’s the government addressing the region’s long-simmering grievances? Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: Kemal Hashi Mohamoud – Member of the Ethiopian Parliament Yohannes Woldemariam – Academic and Ethiopia researcher specialising in the Horn of Africa Tewodrose Tirfe – Chairman and founding member of the Amhara Association of America
Beyond the headlines to the heart of the news of the day. Al Jazeera gets the Inside Story from some of the best minds in the Middle East and beyond.
Primary Title
- Inside Story
Episode Title
- What’s behind the latest fighting in Ethiopia?
Date Broadcast
- Wednesday 9 August 2023
Start Time
- 05 : 30
Finish Time
- 06 : 00
Duration
- 30:00
Channel
- Al Jazeera English
Broadcaster
- Al Jazeera Media Network
Programme Description
- Beyond the headlines to the heart of the news of the day. Al Jazeera gets the Inside Story from some of the best minds in the Middle East and beyond.
Episode Description
- Rebels in Amhara have taken up arms against Ethiopia’s military. Published on 8 August 2023. Conflict has returned to Ethiopia – this time in Amhara, the second-largest region in the country. Many Amharas say they’ve been sidelined by the government in Addis Ababa, which is dominated by the Oromo ethnic group. Rebels in Amhara – known as Fano – helped the government in its two-year war in neighbouring Tigray. Now they’ve taken up arms against the military. The rebels have in turn been accused of trying to overthrow the government. So, what’s driving this conflict? And how’s the government addressing the region’s long-simmering grievances? Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: Kemal Hashi Mohamoud – Member of the Ethiopian Parliament Yohannes Woldemariam – Academic and Ethiopia researcher specialising in the Horn of Africa Tewodrose Tirfe – Chairman and founding member of the Amhara Association of America
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Notes
- The source recording of Al Jazeera English's "Inside Story", "What’s behind the latest fighting in Ethiopia?" for Wednesday 09 August 2023 contains defects (corrupted video) due to signal transmission issues. An occurrence is observed at 05:37 (00:07:43). Some of the title's content is absent.
Genres
- Commentary
- News
Hosts
- Adrian Finighan (Presenter)
Contributors
- Kemal Hashi Mohamoud (Guest)
- Yohannes Woldemariam (Guest)
- Tewodrose Tirfe (Guest)