Eritrea's president says US backed the TPLF

Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki has said that the United States supported the Tigray People's Liberation Front or TPLF in its 2-year war with the Government in Addis. In a long interview, he claimed the US pressed the peace deal to prevent the Tigrayans being defeated.<br /> <br /> Also, Ghanaian pensioners protest outside the Ministry of Finance offices, saying the Government shouldn't make them destitute.<br /> <br /> Plus, we hear why countries on the continent are now THE destination for African tourists who prefer the attractions closer to home than elsewhere.<br /> <br /> Those stories and more in this podcast with Bola Mosuro.