# Ethiopia returns to the brink of civil war

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Podcast: [Newshour](https://stenobird.com/podcast/newshour-527927)
Published: 2026-09-25T21:28:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w1730bn70kngsyl
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As fighting escalates between federal government forces and an alliance of armed groups including the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, we ask what's behind it and hear from a former TPLF spokesperson. Also in the programme: as the Pope warns we are in danger of “losing our humanity” to AI machines, how can we make AI safe? Could President Xi's wife Peng Liyuan be China's "soft power super-weapon"? And Manchester City football club is found guilty of breaking financial rules. (IMAGE: TPLF forces sit along a street in Mekelle, capital of Tigray Region, Ethiopia, September 24, 2026 / CREDIT: Obtained by REUTERS)

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