Ethiopia declares six-month state of emergency in Amhara after clashes
Addis Ababa, EthiopiaReuters Ethiopia’s government declared a six-month state of emergency on Friday in the country’s second-largest region, Amhara, following days of clashes between the military and local Fano militiamen, giving it powers to impose curfews, restrict movement and ban gatherings. The fighting that broke out earlier this week has quickly become Ethiopia’s most serious […]
Death toll from clashes between Ethiopian Amhara, Oromo groups rises to 50 – residents
Nairobi, KenyaReuters The death toll from violence last week in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region has risen to at least 50, residents said on Tuesday, amid tensions in the area between the country’s two largest ethnic groups, the Oromo and Amhara. Thousands of people took to the streets of Amhara’s regional capital Bahir Dar and other […]