Lawyers and witnesses say Ethiopian police have arrested hundreds during state of emergency
1 year, 5 months ago

Lawyers and witnesses say Ethiopian police have arrested hundreds during state of emergency

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This time, “there has been widespread arrest of civilians who are of ethnic Amhara origin,” the state-appointed Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said Monday, calling on the federal authorities to cease the detentions. One lawyer said he visited seven schools and police stations last week where “hundreds” of people were held. A third lawyer said he encountered several young people last week at police stations and courts in Addis Ababa who had been arrested and accused of having links to the Fano militia. On Saturday, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission urged that the state of emergency be limited to one month and “to the specific place where the special danger is said to have occurred, rather than applying it throughout the entire country.” The commission on Monday said it had confirmed “heavy fighting in and around cities and towns across the Amhara region, which involved the use of heavy artillery resulting in the deaths and injuries of civilians, as well as damage to property.” It said prisons and police stations in the region were broken into and that Amhara regional officials were the target of attacks, with some killed, “resulting in the temporary collapse of local state structure in many areas.”

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Kenyan lawmaker among dozens arrested during anti-abduction protests
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Kenyan lawmaker among dozens arrested during anti-abduction protests

CNN  

CNN — Dozens of protesters have been arrested in Kenya during nationwide clashes between police and demonstrators, according to rights groups, as anger swells over a wave of alleged abductions of government critics. Over the weekend, Kenyan President William Ruto promised to put an end to the abductions – an apparent climbdown from the leader who initially called the disappearances …

Uganda police detain dozens of people at anti-corruption protests
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Uganda police detain dozens of people at anti-corruption protests

Al Jazeera  

At least 45 people detained in Kampala, according to Chapter Four Uganda, a rights group. Police have detained dozens of people as they took part in banned anti-corruption protests in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, a rights group said. One wore a T-shirt bearing the words “Speaker Must Resign.” At least 45 people were detained by security personnel during the crackdown, …

Ethiopia rejects allegations its forces massacred civilians as the West urges an investigation
11 months ago

Ethiopia rejects allegations its forces massacred civilians as the West urges an investigation

Associated Press  

Ethiopia’s government on Thursday dismissed allegation its soldiers massacred scores of civilians last month in the country’s restive Amhara region as the West is demanding an investigation into the killings. A rebellion broke out in Amhara — Ethiopia’s second-biggest province — last year when the government moved to dissolve regional forces and absorb them into the federal army. Ethiopia’s state-appointed …

Ethiopian Forces Killed 'at least 45 Civilians' in January Massacre: State-affiliated Rights Body
11 months ago

Ethiopian Forces Killed 'at least 45 Civilians' in January Massacre: State-affiliated Rights Body

News 18  

Ethiopia’s government security forces killed at least 45 civilians in a massacre in Amhara state in late January, the independent state-affiliated Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said Tuesday. A statement said the EHRC had confirmed “the identity of at least 45 civilians who were extrajudicially killed by government security forces” in the town of Merawi for allegedly supporting an ethnic Amhara …

Ethiopian forces killed ‘at least 45 citizens’ in Amhara, rights body says
11 months ago

Ethiopian forces killed ‘at least 45 citizens’ in Amhara, rights body says

Al Jazeera  

The Amhara violence is Ethiopia’s most serious crisis since a 2022 peace agreement ended war in neighbouring Tigray. Ethiopia’s federal security forces killed at least 45 civilians in a massacre in Amhara state in late January, the independent state-affiliated Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said on Tuesday. The killings in the Amhara town of Merawi follow months of clashes last year …

US calls for investigation into alleged civilian killings in Ethiopia’s Amhara region
11 months, 1 week ago

US calls for investigation into alleged civilian killings in Ethiopia’s Amhara region

Associated Press  

The U.S. is calling for an investigation into an alleged massacre of civilians in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, where a local rights group says more than 80 people were killed last week following clashes between soldiers and armed groups. government is deeply concerned” by the reports from the town of Merawi and called for “unfettered access by independent human rights monitors …

Ethiopian airstrike on a town square in the restive Amhara region kills 26, health official says
1 year, 5 months ago

Ethiopian airstrike on a town square in the restive Amhara region kills 26, health official says

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — An airstrike on a crowded town square in Ethiopia’s restive Amhara region killed at least 26 people and wounded more than 55 others, a senior health official said Monday, days after authorities asserted that calm had been restored in the area. “When it fell, lots of people were killed and injured.” The state-appointed Ethiopian Human Rights Commission …

Ethiopian Authorities Interrogating US Citizens in Trapped in Tigray, Detaining Them in Addis Ababa
2 years ago

Ethiopian Authorities Interrogating US Citizens in Trapped in Tigray, Detaining Them in Addis Ababa

News 18  

US citizens trapped in war-torn Tigray are being detained and interrogated by Ethiopian authorities while trying to leave the country, interviews with fleeing people and family members show. Another email by an official at the US House of Representatives also blamed Addis Ababa’s “security vetting requirements preventing the U.S. embassy from moving forward with evacuation plans”. US and Ethiopian authorities …

Kidnappings, looting cited in Ethiopia's Tigray after truce
2 years, 1 month ago

Kidnappings, looting cited in Ethiopia's Tigray after truce

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Eritrean troops and forces from the neighboring Ethiopian region …

Amnesty Urges Probe Into 'horrific' Ethnic Massacre in Ethiopia That Killed Over 400 Amhara Civilians
2 years, 5 months ago

Amnesty Urges Probe Into 'horrific' Ethnic Massacre in Ethiopia That Killed Over 400 Amhara Civilians

News 18  

Amnesty International on Thursday called for an investigation into a massacre of more than 400 Amhara civilians in Ethiopia’s Oromia region last month, citing eyewitnesses who blamed a local rebel group for the killings. “These horrific killings in Tole, allegedly at the hands of the Oromo Liberation Army, reveal its perpetrators’ utter disregard for human life,” Deprose Muchena, Amnesty’s director …

More than 100 killed in Ethiopia’s Oromia region: Witnesses
2 years, 6 months ago

More than 100 killed in Ethiopia’s Oromia region: Witnesses

Al Jazeera  

Witnesses say more than 200 people killed in the attacked blamed on the OLA rebels, but no official confirmation on casualty yet. More than 100 people, mostly from the Amhara ethnic group, have been killed in an attack in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, according to witnesses, who blamed the Oromo Liberation Army for one of the deadliest attacks in recent memory. …

Witnesses say more than 200 killed in Ethiopia ethnic attack
2 years, 6 months ago

Witnesses say more than 200 killed in Ethiopia ethnic attack

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Witnesses in Ethiopia said Sunday that more than 200 people, mostly ethnic Amhara, have been killed in an attack in the country’s Oromia region and are blaming a rebel group, which denies it. Federal army units have now arrived, but we fear that the attacks could continue if they leave.” Another witness, who gave only his first …

750 civilians killed in Amhara in half of 2021: Rights body
2 years, 10 months ago

750 civilians killed in Amhara in half of 2021: Rights body

Al Jazeera  

Since November 2020, thousands have been killed and millions displaced as Ethiopian federal forces and their allies battle Tigrayan rebels. At least 750 civilians were killed or executed in Ethiopia’s Amhara and Afar regions in the second half of 2021, the country’s rights body has said. It said at least 403 civilians died and 309 were injured in air raids, …

Ethiopia lifts state of emergency early, citing easing war
2 years, 11 months ago

Ethiopia lifts state of emergency early, citing easing war

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Lawmakers in Ethiopia voted Tuesday to end the country’s three-month state of emergency early as mediation efforts to end a deadly war in the north continue in the Horn of Africa nation. “We urge that this move be immediately followed by the release of all individuals arrested or detained without charge under the state of emergency,” the …

Ethiopia Lifts State Of Emergency After 6 Months, Eases Restrictions In Conflict-Ridden Tigray
2 years, 11 months ago

Ethiopia Lifts State Of Emergency After 6 Months, Eases Restrictions In Conflict-Ridden Tigray

News 18  

Ethiopia’s parliament on Tuesday lifted a state of emergency imposed last November when Tigrayan rebels threatened to advance on the capital, the foreign ministry said, easing restrictions earlier than expected. The vote by lawmakers followed a proposal by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s cabinet last month to ease the state of emergency, which was initially supposed to last until May. The …

Ethiopia grants amnesty to high-profile political detainees
3 years ago

Ethiopia grants amnesty to high-profile political detainees

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopia’s government on Friday announced an amnesty for some of the country’s most high-profile political detainees, including opposition figure Jawar Mohammed and senior Tigray party officials, as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed spoke of reconciliation for Orthodox Christmas. “Ethiopia will make any sacrifices to this end.” It was the most dramatic move yet by the government after the …

Report: Ethiopia detains many Tigrayans deported from Gulf
3 years ago

Report: Ethiopia detains many Tigrayans deported from Gulf

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Officials in Ethiopia have arbitrarily detained and forcibly disappeared thousands of ethnic Tigrayans who recently were deported from Saudi Arabia, a new Human Rights Watch report says as the country’s deadly Tigray conflict continues. “Tigrayan migrants who have experienced horrific abuse in Saudi custody are being locked up in detention facilities upon returning to Ethiopia,” said Nadia …

Rights groups report wave of abuses against Tigrayans in Ethiopia
3 years, 1 month ago

Rights groups report wave of abuses against Tigrayans in Ethiopia

Al Jazeera  

Amnesty and HRW report a surge in abuse by Amhara security forces and militias in western Tigray. Armed forces from Ethiopia’s Amhara region have stepped up killings, mass detentions and expulsions of ethnic Tigrayans in neighbouring western Tigray, according to Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. Amnesty and HRW said they interviewed 31 people in western Tigray by phone in …

Thousands detained in Ethiopia, human rights group estimates
3 years, 1 month ago

Thousands detained in Ethiopia, human rights group estimates

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Thousands of people have been detained in Ethiopia’s capital since the government declared a state of emergency over the country’s intensifying war, the government-created Ethiopian Human Rights Commission estimated Wednesday, as ethnic Tigrayans report being targeted for their identity alone. The human rights group’s estimate is the largest yet of the detentions that have occurred since Nov. …

Mass arrests of Tigrayans in Ethiopia 'disturbing': U.N.
3 years, 1 month ago

Mass arrests of Tigrayans in Ethiopia 'disturbing': U.N.

The Hindu  

At least 1,000 people have been detained in Ethiopia over the past week, the United Nations said on November 16. The surge in arrests has occurred since the government introduced a state of emergency on November 2 amid fears that the Tigray People's Liberation Front fighters would march on the capital. Ten local U.N. staff, as well as 34 drivers …

UN: Ethiopian govt detains 1,000 under state of emergency
3 years, 2 months ago

UN: Ethiopian govt detains 1,000 under state of emergency

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office is citing reports that authorities in Ethiopia have detained at least 1,000 people, most of them of Tigrayan origin, under a state of emergency the government declared earlier this month after a brutal yearlong war with rival Tigray forces. She told reporters Tuesday that Ethiopian authorities have often detained people on suspicion of …

Ethiopia’s detentions of Tigrayans snare US, UK citizens
3 years, 2 months ago

Ethiopia’s detentions of Tigrayans snare US, UK citizens

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — American and British citizens have been swept up in Ethiopia’s mass detentions of ethnic Tigrayans under a new state of emergency in the country’s escalating war, The Associated Press has found. Ethiopia’s government says it is detaining people suspected of supporting the forces from the Tigray region who are approaching Addis Ababa following a year-long war with …

Ethiopia gov’t outlines terms for possible Tigray ceasefire talks
3 years, 2 months ago

Ethiopia gov’t outlines terms for possible Tigray ceasefire talks

Al Jazeera  

The Ethiopian government has set out conditions for possible ceasefire talks with leaders of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, following days of international diplomatic efforts aimed at halting intensifying hostilities. TPLF spokesman Getachew Reda has previously said that pulling out from Amhara and Afar before talks begin is “an absolute non-starter”. Tigray’s biggest hospital, Ayder Referral Hospital in the capital, …

UN says Ethiopia detains some 70 drivers who deliver aid
3 years, 2 months ago

UN says Ethiopia detains some 70 drivers who deliver aid

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopian authorities have arrested and detained some 70 aid-delivering truck drivers contracted to the United Nations and other groups in the past week, the U.N. said Wednesday, beginning when the government declared a state of emergency amid the country’s escalating war and growing famine. It is the government’s latest slap at the world body after the recent …

UN says Ethiopia detained 72 drivers working for WFP
3 years, 2 months ago

UN says Ethiopia detained 72 drivers working for WFP

Al Jazeera  

Ethiopian Human Rights Commission says ‘worried’ about mass arrests of Tigrayans, but gov’t denies ethnic profiling. “We are advocating with the government to ensure their safety and the full protection of their legal and human rights.” The government last week announced a six-month nationwide emergency amid rising fears that Tigrayan fighters and allied Oromo Liberation Army rebels could advance on …

Ethiopia detains about 70 drivers who deliver aid as war escalates, the U.N. says
3 years, 2 months ago

Ethiopia detains about 70 drivers who deliver aid as war escalates, the U.N. says

NPR  

Ethiopia detains about 70 drivers who deliver aid as war escalates, the U.N. says NAIROBI, Kenya — The United Nations says Ethiopian authorities have arrested and detained some 70 truck drivers contracted to the U.N. and other aid groups in the past week since the government declared a state of emergency amid the country's escalating war. Wednesday's statement said the …

Ethiopia detains UN staffers, accuses them of ‘terror act’
3 years, 2 months ago

Ethiopia detains UN staffers, accuses them of ‘terror act’

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — At least 16 United Nations local employees have been detained in Ethiopia’s capital, the U.N. said Tuesday, and a government spokesman asserted they were held for their “participation in terror” under a state of emergency as the country’s yearlong war escalates and ethnic Tigrayans face a new wave of arrests. “They are being detained in facilities against …

UN says 16 local staff detained in Ethiopia’s capital
3 years, 2 months ago

UN says 16 local staff detained in Ethiopia’s capital

Al Jazeera  

UN says ‘actively working’ with federal government to secure release of Ethiopian staff, says ‘no explanation’ given for detentions. Speaking to reporters in New York on Tuesday, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said the world body was “actively working” with the Ethiopian government to secure the immediate release of those who were still in detention. “We clearly condemned the previous expulsion …

People fleeing Ethiopia allege attacks, forced conscription
3 years, 2 months ago

People fleeing Ethiopia allege attacks, forced conscription

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — A new round of deadly attacks and forced conscription has begun against ethnic Tigrayans in an area of Ethiopia now controlled by Amhara regional authorities in collaboration with soldiers from neighboring Eritrea, people fleeing over the border to Sudan tell The Associated Press as the yearlong war intensifies. Urgent diplomatic meetings with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and …

Ethiopian Civil War Rages on as 9 Rebel Groups Team Up and March Towards Capital
3 years, 2 months ago

Ethiopian Civil War Rages on as 9 Rebel Groups Team Up and March Towards Capital

The Quint  

On Tuesday, 2 November, the Ahmed administration declared a state of emergency and asked its citizens to arm themselves in order to prepare for a siege by rebel forces on Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. The justice minister also declared that anyone violating the rules of the emergency would face jail time, especially for providing financial, material or moral …

Ethiopia declares nationwide state of emergency
3 years, 2 months ago

Ethiopia declares nationwide state of emergency

Al Jazeera  

Move comes after Tigrayan fighters said they had captured two strategic towns in Amhara region and considered marching on Addis Ababa. Ethiopia’s cabinet has declared a nationwide state of emergency effective immediately and authorities in Addis Ababa told citizens to prepare to defend the capital, as fighters from the northern region of Tigray threatened to march towards the city. “The …

Over 120 killed in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, officials say
3 years, 4 months ago

Over 120 killed in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, officials say

Al Jazeera  

Tigrayan forces reject allegations by local officials in Amhara region they killed scores of villagers earlier this month. Doctors and local officials have said more than 120 civilians were massacred in Ethiopia’s Amhara region earlier this month, but forces from neighbouring Tigray rejected allegations they were responsible. He was quoted by Reuters as saying the killings were during the Tigrayan …

Ethiopia convicts soldiers of crimes against civilians in Tigray
3 years, 7 months ago

Ethiopia convicts soldiers of crimes against civilians in Tigray

Al Jazeera  

Three soldiers convicted of rape, while 28 charged with killings and further 25 charged with rape and sexual assault. Ethiopia’s military prosecutors have convicted three soldiers of rape and pressed charges against 28 others suspected of killing civilians in the ongoing conflict in the northern Tigray region, the attorney general’s office announced. It said 110 civilians were killed in the …

‘Clean out our insides': Ethiopia detains Tigrayans amid war
3 years, 8 months ago

‘Clean out our insides': Ethiopia detains Tigrayans amid war

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopia has swept up thousands of ethnic Tigrayans into detention centers across the country on accusations that they are traitors, often holding them for months and without charges, the AP has found. Ethiopia’s government is “only after the top leadership” of Tigray’s former rulers, the minister for public diplomacy at the country’s embassy in Britain, Mekonnen Amare, …

Death toll from clashes in Ethiopia’s Amhara may be 200: Official
3 years, 8 months ago

Death toll from clashes in Ethiopia’s Amhara may be 200: Official

Al Jazeera  

Country’s chief ombudsman says up to 200 killed in this month’s violence, up from the 50 previously reported. The death toll in clashes this month between Ethiopia’s two largest ethnic groups, the Oromo and Amhara, in the northern Amhara region may be as high as 200, a senior official said on Sunday, up from previous reports of at least 50. …

Worsening violence in western Ethiopia forcing civilians to flee
3 years, 9 months ago

Worsening violence in western Ethiopia forcing civilians to flee

Al Jazeera  

Members of local communities say they plan to relocate after spate of attacks by armed militia targeting civilians of ethnic Amhara origin. “We aren’t safe here.” At least 12 people, including a seven-year-old child, were hacked to death in two particularly brutal attacks on February 25 in the villages of Boka and Nechlu, in the eastern part of Oromia, multiple …

Ethiopia: After CNN reveals Tigray massacre UN rights chief says war crimes may have been committed
3 years, 10 months ago

Ethiopia: After CNN reveals Tigray massacre UN rights chief says war crimes may have been committed

CNN  

CNN — The UN’s high commissioner for human rights has called for an independent investigation into human rights violations that may amount to war crimes in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, days after CNN published an exclusive report about a massacre in a village there. On Thursday, Michelle Bachelet said there was a need for an “independent, objective assessment” of the situation …

Report: Ethiopian forces killed scores in June-July unrest
4 years ago

Report: Ethiopian forces killed scores in June-July unrest

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A new report says Ethiopian …

Shadowy Ethiopian massacre could be ‘tip of the iceberg’
4 years, 1 month ago

Shadowy Ethiopian massacre could be ‘tip of the iceberg’

Associated Press  

UMM RAKOUBA, Sudan — The only thing the survivors can agree on is that hundreds of people were slaughtered in a single Ethiopian town. Witnesses in Mai-Kadra told the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission and Amnesty International that ethnic Tigrayan forces and allies attacked Amhara — one of Ethiopia’s largest ethnic groups but a minority in Tigray. “Anyone they found, they …

Ethiopia enters ‘final phase’ of operation in Tigray region - Prime Minister
4 years, 1 month ago

Ethiopia enters ‘final phase’ of operation in Tigray region - Prime Minister

CNN  

Nairobi, Kenya CNN — Ethiopia has entered the “final phase” of a “law enforcement” military operation in the northern restive region of Tigray after a 72-hour deadline to surrender expired, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed tweeted in a statement on Thursday. “The last peaceful gate which had remained open for the TPLF clique to walk through have now been firmly closed,” …

Gunmen in western Ethiopia kill at least 34 people in bus attack, rights body says
4 years, 2 months ago

Gunmen in western Ethiopia kill at least 34 people in bus attack, rights body says

India Today  

Gunmen in western Ethiopia killed at least 34 people in an attack on a bus on Saturday night, the national human rights body said on Sunday, as fears grow of a security vacuum in the country amid a military campaign in the north. The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said the number of people killed was likely to rise after what …

As Ethiopia’s conflict rages, ethnic targeting turns deadly
4 years, 2 months ago

As Ethiopia’s conflict rages, ethnic targeting turns deadly

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethnic Amharas killed. Abiy, last year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, also accuses the regional government of “unceasing hate and fear propaganda.” On Friday, speaking in the Tigrinya language, he urged its forces to surrender “in the next two to three days.” The allegations, combined with the severing of communications with the Tigray region and growing reports of …

War crimes feared in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict
4 years, 2 months ago

War crimes feared in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict

CNN  

Fighting between Ethiopian government forces and rebellious northern leaders could spiral out of control and war crimes may have been committed, the United Nations said on Friday, as repercussions spread around the volatile Horn of Africa. The 10-day conflict in Tigray region has killed hundreds, sent refugees flooding into Sudan, and raised fears it may draw in Eritrea or pressure …

Survivors count 54 dead after Ethiopia massacre, group says
4 years, 2 months ago

Survivors count 54 dead after Ethiopia massacre, group says

Associated Press  

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Survivors of a massacre by rebels in western Ethiopia on Sunday counted 54 bodies in a schoolyard, the latest attack in which members of ethnic minorities have been deliberately targeted, Amnesty International said Monday. The head of the Oromia region police commission, Ararsa Merdasa, told the state broadcaster the death toll was 32 and “some 200 …

New report alleges killings, mass detentions in Ethiopia
4 years, 7 months ago

New report alleges killings, mass detentions in Ethiopia

Associated Press  

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — A new report by the rights group Amnesty International accuses Ethiopia’s security forces of extrajudicial killings and mass detentions even as the country’s reformist prime minister was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. And at least 10,000 people under suspicion were detained between January and September, with most “subjected to brutal beatings.” The government of Prime Minister …

PM Abiy Ahmed warns Ethiopia ethnic violence could worsen
5 years, 2 months ago

PM Abiy Ahmed warns Ethiopia ethnic violence could worsen

Al Jazeera  

Ethiopian leader vows to bring to justice those responsible for this week’s violence that left 67 people dead. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has warned of further instability and vowed to bring to justice those responsible for violence that left at least 67 people dead this week. “The crisis we have faced will become even more fearsome and difficult if …

Ethnic violence in Ethiopia has forced nearly 3 million people from their homes
5 years, 7 months ago

Ethnic violence in Ethiopia has forced nearly 3 million people from their homes

LA Times  

On a drenched field in southern Ethiopia, hundreds of members of the ethnic Gedeo community are huddled together with nothing to do but wait. “We can’t go back,” said Haptemu Mariam, 28, a father of six who fled his home in the Guji area of the neighboring Oromia region last year. “The government’s actions are making an ongoing humanitarian crisis …

Ethiopia clashes between ethnic groups leave 21 dead and 61 injured
6 years, 1 month ago

Ethiopia clashes between ethnic groups leave 21 dead and 61 injured

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Heavy fighting between ethnic groups …

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