Armed militia kills at least 15 people in western Ethiopia
AN armed militia killed at least 15 people in a pre-dawn attack in western Ethiopia, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said in a statement, the latest security challenge for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government. The attack follows another similar incident earlier this month that took place in the same Metakal zone of Ethiopia's Benishangul-Gumuz region, which borders Sudan, where 30 people were killed. "Civilians are being subjected to repeated attacks with unmitigated cruelty in Benishangul-Gumuz," said Daniel Bekele, the head of the EHRC. "Federal and regional authorities should take the required steps to enforce the rule of law and…