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Ethiopia's university chaos 'lack sound reason,' students asked to respect curfew
Africanews
Negeri Lencho, Ethiopia’s Minister of Information has disclosed that relative calm had returned to university campuses rocked by deadly violence weeks back and that teaching and learning had started.
In an interview with the state-owned ENA,...
Statement by the Spokesperson on the situation in Ethiopia
Recurring reports of violence in several universities and clashes in different parts of Ethiopia are deeply worrying, in particular as regards their increasingly ethnic nature. This includes the recent incidents in Oromia-Somali regions,...
UK court finds Tadesse Biru not guilty of terrorism offences (ESAT)
by Engidu Woldie
Dr. Tadesse Biru Kersmo at the Snaresbrook Crown Court in London on Tuesday December 19, 2017
ESAT News (December 18, 2017)
A jury in a British court today found Dr. Tadesse Biru Kersmo not guilty of all counts of terrorism...
Dozens die in clash between Ethiopian Somalis and Oromos
BBC
At least 61 people have been killed in clashes between different ethnic groups in Ethiopia’s Oromia region since Thursday, officials said.
It is not clear what caused the latest violence between ethnic Somalis and Oromos.
But it comes...
Press Release: Oromo Massacre of Somalis in Western Harar Oromia Region (ONLF)
Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF)
Oromo Massacre of Somalis in Western Harar Oromia Region
On December 15, 2017 Oromo mobs wantonly massacred 170 Somali civilians living in Oromia state, Western Harar Region. The killings occurred in...