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Youths block Djibouti, Addis Ababa road, rail link

Youths block Djibouti, Addis Ababa road, rail link

GIULIA PARAVICINI and MAGGIE FICK ETHIOPIA’S Somali region has revealed that a vital road and rail trade artery linking the landlocked capital of Addis Ababa to the sea port of Djibouti was blocked by youths angered by a deadly militia attack on their region. Around 95% of imports into the nation of around 110 million people are transported via that corridor, according to a 2018 study by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Reuters could not independently verify the reported blockage. The Ethiopian prime minister's office and authorities in Djibouti could not immediately be reached for comment. Somali…
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100 killed in Ethiopia-Somali border clashes

100 killed in Ethiopia-Somali border clashes

BORDER clashes between Ethiopia's Afar and Somali regions have killed at least 100 people, a regional official revealed yesterday, the latest outbreak of violence ahead of national elections in June. Around 100 civilians were killed since clashes broke out on Friday and continued through Tuesday, Ahmed Humed, deputy police commissioner for the Afar region, told Reuters by phone. He blamed the violence on an attack by Somali regional forces. Ali Bedel, a spokesman for the Somali region, said 25 people had been killed on Friday and an "unknown number of civilians" died in a subsequent attack by the same forces…
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