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Famed Ethiopian artiste donates $36,000 to victims of Burayu violence - africanews
Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban
Teddy Afro a famed Ethiopian musician has donated one million birr (about $36,000) to victims of recent violence, according to the Ethiopian reporter news outlet.
Violence in the town of Burayu located on the outskirts...
Ethiopia: Police must face immediate investigation after five protesters shot dead - Amnesty
Ethiopia: Police must face immediate investigation after five protesters
shot dead
Amnesty Press Release
Amnesty International today called on the Ethiopian authorities to
thoroughly and effectively investigate the violent dispersal of
demonstrators...
Ethiopia: Thousands protest after deadly ethnic violence - AL JAZEERA
At least 200 people have been arrested by police in connection with the violence over the weekend that saw 23 killed.
Thousands of people have taken to the streets of the Ethiopian capital to express their anger after a weekend of deadly ethnically...
At least 23 die in weekend of Ethiopia ethnic violence - Reuters
Aaron Maasho
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – At least 23 people were killed in a weekend of violence targeting minorities in Ethiopia’s ethnic Oromo heartland near the capital Addis Ababa, police said, a blow to new reformist Prime...
Ethiopia's Progress Warrants Support, US Lawmaker Says - VOA
After leading a congressional fact-finding trip to Ethiopia, U.S. Rep. Christopher Smith said he’s convinced the Horn of Africa country is making rapid progress toward democracy, thanks to new leadership.
“Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed...
