Mass destruction: is the Ethiopian government covering up war crimes?
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 14 July 2023
⏱️ 31 minutes
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The burning of burial grounds in the northern region of the country suggests that authorities are destroying evidence. If these claims are proven true, will the government be held accountable? In news that might please your boss, emerging research suggests that working from home is stifling productivity (10:36). And honouring the life of a Ukrainian civil-rights campaigner (19:22).
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| 1:07.3 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 1:10.9 | I'm your host, Oro Ogunmi. |
| 1:13.5 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:21.0 | When the pandemic hit, many were forced to move their offices home. |
| 1:25.7 | And since then, some of us have gotten very used to the |
| 1:28.6 | midday walks, the naps, and even extra time with family during the working day. But bosses want |
| 1:34.6 | workers back in the office, and there's a good business case for why. And as Ukraine went to war, |
| 1:50.2 | Victoria Amalina was on a mission to use her writing to preserve truth amid mass destruction. |
| 1:54.7 | Our obituries editor reflects on the life of the civil rights campaigner. |
| 2:00.0 | But first. |
| 2:15.3 | For two years, between 2020 and last autumn, a devastating civil war was fought in Tigray, the northernmost region of Ethiopia. |
| 2:21.3 | They clamber down the canyon wall, driven by the instinct to survive. Disputes over control of Tigray, as well as the running of the federal government in Addisababa, had escalated. |
| 2:27.3 | Tens of thousands have made this journey in the past few weeks. |
| 2:32.3 | A desperate voyage made by desperate people from the Ethiopian state |
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