Talks between the government and t pf were supposed to take place last month, but are now uncertain at best. The prospects of that peaceful negotiation track have rarely looked more distant. I think the humanitarian disaster in tegray as well is only going to deepen," says Tom Bancroft.
After a five-month hiatus, violence has returned to the northern region of Tigray—but that is just one of the conflicts threatening to pull the country to pieces. China’s Belt and Road Initiative has made it a prominent developing-world lender. How will it deal with so many of its loans souring? And our obituaries editor reflects on Issey Miyake’s fashion-for-the-masses philosophy.
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