Clashes between Ethiopian forces, al-Shabaab leave scores dead -state news agency, commander
Addis Ababa, EthiopiaReuters Regional forces in south-east Ethiopia killed more than 150 al-Shabaab militiamen during fierce border clashes on Friday, the state news agency and a regional commander said, in the third round of fighting in nine days. The attacks add to the already complex security landscape in Ethiopia, where the central government is trying […]
Ethnic Somali Christian policeman forced to relocate after talking about his faith in Ethiopia – sources
World Watch Monitor An Ethiopian police officer was arrested, dismissed and forced to move to another part of the country after he told colleagues about his Christian faith. The 25-year-old man, who grew up in Ethiopia’s eastern Somali region as a member of the nearly 100 per cent Muslim Somali tribe, became a Christian two […]
Ethiopian PM sends condolences to Orthodox Church after 15 priests killed
World Watch Monitor Ethiopia’s prime minister visited the leader of the country’s Orthodox Church on Saturday to express his condolences after 15 priests were killed and 10 Orthodox churches damaged in the eastern Somali region last week. Among the priests killed were Rev Kidane Mariam Nibretu, Rev Yared Hibu, Father Gebiremariam Asfaw, and Abreham Tigabu, […]