Post by anansi on Dec 18, 2017 13:13:08 GMT -5
Ethiopian government says it has launched an investigation into the violence in Hawi Gudina and Daro Lebu districts.
Oromia was rocked by violence in 2015 and 2016 over government policy [Tiksa Negeri/Reuters]
Clashes this week between different ethnic groups in Ethiopia's Oromia region have killed at least 61 people, according to local officials.
The Ethiopian government said on Monday it was investigating the violent incidents in Hawi Gudina and Daro Lebu districts, the latest round of violence in a region hit by deadly unrest in 2015 and 2016.
Addisu Arega Kitessa, regional spokesman, said in a statement on Sunday that 29 ethnic Oromos were killed between December 14 and 17 by ethnic Somali attackers in Hawi Gudina.
The violence prompted revenge attacks in Daro Lebu, which resulted in the killing of 32 ethnic Somalis, he added.
"The region is working to bring the perpetrators to justice," Addisu wrote on Facebook.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/12/dozens-killed-clashes-ethiopia-oromia-region-171218140529256.html
Not sure what sparked this but it doesn't look good, It economy is booming, so what could have caused the ethnic clashes.
Oromia was rocked by violence in 2015 and 2016 over government policy [Tiksa Negeri/Reuters]
Clashes this week between different ethnic groups in Ethiopia's Oromia region have killed at least 61 people, according to local officials.
The Ethiopian government said on Monday it was investigating the violent incidents in Hawi Gudina and Daro Lebu districts, the latest round of violence in a region hit by deadly unrest in 2015 and 2016.
Addisu Arega Kitessa, regional spokesman, said in a statement on Sunday that 29 ethnic Oromos were killed between December 14 and 17 by ethnic Somali attackers in Hawi Gudina.
The violence prompted revenge attacks in Daro Lebu, which resulted in the killing of 32 ethnic Somalis, he added.
"The region is working to bring the perpetrators to justice," Addisu wrote on Facebook.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/12/dozens-killed-clashes-ethiopia-oromia-region-171218140529256.html
Not sure what sparked this but it doesn't look good, It economy is booming, so what could have caused the ethnic clashes.