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Ethiopia blames militia for killing 338 people in Oromiya region in June

Ethiopia blames militia for killing 338 people in Oromiya region in June

ABOUT 340 people were killed in an attack in the western part of Ethiopia's Oromiya region earlier this month, the Prime Minister's spokeswoman said, blaming a militia formerly allied to an opposition party. Oromiya, home to Ethiopia's largest ethnic group and others, has experienced unrest for many years, rooted in grievances about political marginalisation and neglect by the central government. On June 18 gunmen killed at least 200 people in the Gimbi district of Western Wollega Zone, according to two local witnesses who helped bury the bodies. "Per data I have received from the Oromiya region yesterday, the number of…
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Ethiopia fails at U.N. to block funding for independent abuse inquiry

Ethiopia fails at U.N. to block funding for independent abuse inquiry

MICHELLE NICHOLS ETHIOPIA failed at the United Nations in its bid to block funding for an independent investigation into abuses in the country's conflict, garnering just 27 yes votes, while 66 countries opposed the move and 39 countries abstained. The vote was in the 193-member U.N. General Assembly's budget committee. The budget committee then voted to approve funding for the inquiry established by the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva in December to collect evidence and identify those responsible for abuses, with a view to future prosecutions. Ethiopia has vowed not to cooperate. Ethiopian diplomat Lemlem Fiseha Minale told the…
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Ethiopia conflict heats up

Ethiopia conflict heats up

DAWIT ENDESHAW  ETHIOPIA’S war in the northern region of Tigray looked set to intensify as the prime minister signalled the end of a government ceasefire and the neighbouring Amhara region said it would go on the offensive against Tigrayan forces. The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which has recaptured most of its home region in the past three weeks after an abrupt reversal in an eight-month war, has vowed to retake western Tigray, an expanse of fertile territory controlled by Amhara forces who seized it during the conflict. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed abruptly pulled central government troops out of most…
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Over 2 million people displaced by conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region – local official

Over 2 million people displaced by conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region – local official

ABOUT 2.2 million people have been displaced within Ethiopia's Tigray region since fighting erupted there in November with about half fleeing after their homes were burned down, a local government official said. Gebremeskel Kassa, a senior official in the interim administration in Tigray appointed by the federal government, made the comments in an interview broadcast by state-run ETV's Tigriniya language channel late on Tuesday. The figure given by the official was more than double a previous estimate for the number of people displaced of 950,000, which included 50,000 who had fled to neighbouring countries. Ethiopia's federal government restricted access to…
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Ethiopia says war ending, with most Tigray leaders dead or caught

Ethiopia says war ending, with most Tigray leaders dead or caught

ETHIOPIA said it had captured or killed most commanders of a rebellious northern force, while Tigray's fugitive local leader countered on Friday that civilians were protesting against looting by occupying soldiers. Neither side gave proof for their assertions about the month-long war in the mountainous region bordering Eritrea where phone communications have been down and access severely restricted. Fighting between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's federal army and forces loyal to the region's former ruling party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), erupted on November 4. Thousands of people are believed to have died while more than 45,000 refugees have crossed…
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