At least 100 people have died and thousands of others have been displaced during clashes over disputed land in southern Ethiopia during the past two weeks, humanitarian sources said.
The fighting between the Guji ethnic group and their Borena rivals occurred in the territory between the towns of Yabello and Finchewa, about 400km south of Addis Ababa. Conflict over water sources and pasture is common in the country's arid southern region, which is inhabited by pastoralists. "We have received reports from local sources saying that up to 100 people have been killed in interclan clashes between Guji and Borena since 30 May, but this figure has not yet been confirmed," said Liz Lucas, a spokeswoman for Oxfam.
...