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Massacres and war fuel ethnic fervor in Ethiopia's Amhara NAIROBI, Kenya - As he set out to vote in Ethiopia's national elections, Tesfahun Sisay chose his outfit with determination, donning a T-shirt featuring a man's face and a Kalashnikov rifle. This man was Asaminew Tsige: Revered by many in Amhara, Asaminew commanded the muscular security forces in the region until two years ago, when he…

In Ethiopia, dozens of people have been killed since Friday in an area in the northeastern part of the country, according to local sources quoted by AFP. This violence is taking place against the background of growing inter-ethnic violence between Afars and Somalis. Violence that puts pressure on Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.…

In Ethiopia, the federal army is deploying to the Benishangul-Gumuz region in the west following a large-scale ethnic massacre. According to human rights defenders, at least one hundred people were killed on Wednesday morning, December 23, in the village of Bekoji. With our regional correspondent, Sebastien nemethThis is the…

More than 100 killed in ethnic massacre in Ethiopia ADDIS ABABA The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission says more than 100 people have been killed in the latest massacre along ethnic lines in the western part of the country. Amhara Mass Media Agency, affiliated with the country's Amhara region, quoted witnesses in a separate report as saying the attack took place early Wednesday in the Metekel zone of the…

The Ethiopian Human Rights Fee says greater than 100 other people were killed within the most up-to-date bloodbath alongside ethnic strains within the western element of the rustic. Amhara Mass Media Company, affiliated with the rustic's Amhara area, quoted witnesses in a separate record as pronouncing that the assault came about early on Wednesday within the Metekel zone of the Benishangul-Gumuz area. The assault got here an afternoon after Top Minister Abiy Ahmed visited the area and spoke concerning…

Can Ethiopia free itself from the spiral of violence in which it finds itself? The clashes continue in the province of Tigray, thirteen days after the launch of an offensive by the federal army against the Tiger Party TPLF, described as a mafia by the government. More worryingly, new ethnic massacres have taken place in the rest of Ethiopia, killing at least 34 people overnight from Saturday to Sunday.…

A massacre of Ethiopians belonging to the Amhara ethnic group, arrests of Tigrayans ... The conflict in Ethiopia can quickly get out of control, warns the UN, which fears many casualties, destruction and massive population movements. According to some NGOs and refugees, the atrocities in Tigray are intensifying. In addition, Ethiopia accuses Tigray's forces of firing rockets at night from Friday to…