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Ethiopia Crisis
Fresh round of violence rocks Moyale town, leaving unknown number of causalities and fresh displacement in its wake
Pictures received by Addis Standard from sources in the town of Moyale after clashes erupted yesterday Liyat Fekade Addis Abeba, May 06/2018 – A fresh round of violence involving two ethnic communities, the Garre of Somali origins and the Oromo, in Moyale town, 790 km south of Addis Abeba, …
Commentary: The fears and concerns of the Afar people in Ethiopia
Commentary by Afar People’s Party Addis Abeba, April 26/2018 – The ongoing political subtleties in Ethiopia has ignited a new optimism aspiring for democratic reform. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed delivered a unifying and inspiring speech during his installation. The promises made coupled with partial release of political prisoners were received …
“I was struck by the frank and robust expression of grievances by the Aba Gadas; impressed with the articulate expression of human rights demands by AAU students” Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein
Full statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein at the end of his official visit to Ethiopia Addis Abeba, April 26/2018 – I am grateful to the Government of Ethiopia for inviting me not once, but twice to this remarkable country during my term …
