Ethiopian superstar Teddy Afro has taken aim at the country’s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, in new song “Das Tal”. What’s being protested and should Ahmed be concerned ahead of general elections?

Ethiopian superstar Teddy Afro has taken aim at the country&rsquo;s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, in new song &ldquo;Das Tal&rdquo;. What&rsquo;s being protested and should Ahmed be concerned ahead of general elections?

​Presented by ​Andrew Mueller, Monocle’s flagship global-affairs show features​ expert guests ​and in-depth analysis of the big issues of the week. Nominated for ‘Best Current Affairs’ show and the ‘Spotlight Award’ in the 2022 British Podcast Awards. 

​Presented by ​Andrew Mueller, Monocle’s flagship global-affairs show features​ expert guests ​and in-depth analysis of the big issues of the week. Nominated for ‘Best Current Affairs’ show and the ‘Spotlight Award’ in the 2022 British Podcast Awards.

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Explainer 514: Why is Teddy Afro’s music roiling Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed?

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Live from the Delphi Economic Forum: The war in Iran&rsquo;s impact as seen from Iraqi Kurdistan, the US and Estonia. Is there a strategy to resolve the conflict? Then: has the war turned cracks in the Transatlantic relationship into serious fault lines?

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In recent years, the rise of the right has seemed unstoppable. But are rifts among US Republicans over Iran and the fall of Hungary&rsquo;s Viktor Orb&aacute;n a sign that the tide is turning?

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Despite a relatively small population and limited economic power, Hungary’s general election result, turning out far-right prime minister Viktor Orbán in favour of conservative Péter Magyar, has outsized international significance. But why?

Despite a relatively small population and limited economic power, Hungary&rsquo;s general election result, turning out far-right prime minister Viktor Orb&aacute;n in favour of conservative P&eacute;ter Magyar, has outsized international significance. But why?

Explainer 514: Why is Teddy Afro’s music roiling Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed?

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