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  • Affairs
  • 22 Apr 2026
  • 7 min

Explainer 514: Why is Teddy Afro’s music roiling Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed?

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  • The Foreign Desk
  • Affairs
  • 7 min

Ethiopian superstar Teddy Afro has taken aim at the country’s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, in new song “Das Tal”. What’s being protested and should Ahmed be concerned ahead of general elections?

Host
  • Andrew Mueller
Contributor
  • Jack Jewers

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