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Gedion Timothewos: Is Ethiopia sliding into civil war?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Ethiopia鈥檚 Attorney General, Gedion Timothewos. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed pledged to bring the country together - why has it gone so horribly wrong?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Ethiopia鈥檚 Attorney General, Gedion Timothewos. Ethiopia鈥檚 federal armed forces have launched the final phase of their assault on Tigrayan rebels in the north of the country. International observers have voiced deep concern about possibly devastating humanitarian consequences. This after many hundreds have already been killed, and tens of thousands have been forced to flee three weeks of fighting. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed pledged to bring the country together - why has it gone so horribly wrong?

(Photo: Gedion Timothewos appears via videolink on Hardtalk)

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