How Ethiopia's renewed conflict could trigger a wider Red Sea crisis | DW News

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As fighting intensifies in northern Ethiopia and tensions rise with Eritrea, conflicts across the Horn of Africa are increasingly colliding with the battles reshaping the Middle East. Why does that matter? Because one of the world's most important trade routes runs right through the middle of it: The Red Sea. #dwcurrentaffairs 00:00 Explosion reported at Ethiopian army HQ in Addis Abeba 00:36 Hostilities resumed last month between government troops and Tigray rebel forces 01:02 Fears of a wider conflict on the African continent 02:33 Interview Tsedale Lemma, founder of monthly news magazine Addis Standard 03:40 Who is responsible for the latest escalation? 04:38 How strong is the alliance between the TPLF and other rebel groups? 05:56 Eritrea’s position in the conflict 08:26 How various conflicts in the region create global disruption 10:12 Is the international community underestimating the danger of what’s happening in the Horn of Africa? For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en

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