‘Weight of responsibility’: Promise and perils of covering Ethiopia’s war

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On September 23, fighting erupted in Ethiopia’s Afar region between federal government-backed forces and the TPLF, shattering the 2022 peace agreement. Al Jazeera correspondents were forced to withdraw from the town of Erbeti due to intensifying shelling and proximity to the front lines, highlighting the perils of covering the conflict.

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Al Jazeera correspondent shares his experience of covering the fighting between government forces and Tigray rebels.

‘Weight of responsibility’: Promise and perils of covering Ethiopia’s war

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