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Podcast: Hone Mandefro—The Amhara perspective

In the second episode of Bridge the Divide, host Emmanuel Yirdaw talks to Hone Mandefro, a regular commentator on Ethiopian politics and the Advocacy Director at the Amhara Association of America (AAA).

They discuss the work of AAA, the Amhara perspective on the ongoing civil war, and possible pathways to resolving the Amhara claims on western and southern Tigray.

The podcast is also available on most major podcast apps such as Spotify, Stitcher, and Apple Podcasts.

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