The War in Tigray

<p><i>This episode contains descriptions of sexual violence.</i></p><p>Just a few years ago, Ethiopia’s leader was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Now, the nation is in the grips of a civil war, with widespread reports of massacres and human rights abuses, and a looming famine that could strike millions in the northern region of Tigray. </p><p>How did Ethiopia get here?</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/declan-walsh?smid=pc-thedail">Declan Walsh</a>, the chief Africa correspondent for The New York Times. </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD?smid=pc-thedaily">Sign up here</a> to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Thousands of Ethiopians have fled the country and given accounts of<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/09/world/africa/ethiopia-tigray-sudan.html?smid=pc-thedaily"> a devastating and complex conflict</a>. A U.S. report found that officials are leading a<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/world/middleeast/ethiopia-tigray-ethnic-cleansing.html?smid=pc-thedaily"> systematic campaign of ethnic cleansing</a> in the northern region of Tigray.</li><li>United Nations agencies have said the crisis in the Tigray region had plunged it into famine. It’s <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/10/world/africa/ethiopia-famine-tigray.html?smid=pc-thedaily"> a starvation calamity</a> bigger at the moment than anywhere else in the world.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>