This week on Conflicted, we’re unlocking another episode we first released for members of the Conflicted Community.  

In this interview from last January, I talk with <a href="https://x.com/martinplaut">Martin Plaut</a>, a distinguished journalist who has reported on conflicts across Africa for decades, and whose book <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Understanding-Ethiopias-Tigray-Martin-Plaut/dp/1787388115/ref=books_amazonstores_desktop_mfs_aufs_ap_sc_dsk_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=Y5bfC&content-id=amzn1.sym.561491a5-8d2f-4f6b-8a77-036b8018d3f4&pf_rd_p=561491a5-8d2f-4f6b-8a77-036b8018d3f4&pf_rd_r=523-8494122-4534364&pd_rd_wg=ZwrRK&pd_rd_r=2b2234f4-ca4f-47ce-a95a-9bcf5d001c77">Understanding Ethiopia’s Tigray War</a> was an essential resource for us in preparing our series on Ethiopia. We discuss:
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Ethiopia’s recent Tigray War and why it proved so consequential for the Horn of Africa
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How the federal government — with Eritrean support — turned against the Tigray region despite its long rule in Ethiopia
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Martin’s personal story of growing up in apartheid South Africa and his early political activism
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His current work on the history of African slavery and common misconceptions surrounding it
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Speaking of slavery in Africa, Martin’s latest book <a href="https://amzn.eu/d/i6oPnCw">Unbroken Chains: A 5,000-Year History of African Enslavement</a> has recently been published. I hope to get Martin back onto the podcast to talk all about it!

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