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Hello and welcome to the intelligence from the economist.

I'm your host, Oire Ogunbe.

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

As much of the world seeks to move from fuel-powered to electric cars, there's an innovation race

underway. Despite decades of auto industry dominance, it's a race that Japanese carmakers are clearly losing.

And, once the most popular entertainer in America, bar none, Harry Belafonte risked his career to campaign for civil rights.

We pay tribute to the King of Calypso.

But first. The bloodiest war in the world last year was not fought in Ukraine, but in Ethiopia.

Hundreds of thousands have died in the country throughout a brutal conflict waged on several fronts.

Meanwhile, in Sudan, violence between factions of the military government has triggered an exodus of foreign nationals and the beginnings of a humanitarian crisis.

Fighting continues too in Syria, Yemen, Myanmar, the list goes on.

Great power rivalries between America, Russia and China tend to grab headlines.

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