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Ethiopia: Attacks By Armed Group Continue to Displace Thousands in Western Oromia
Addis Standard, 22 February 2022
The ongoing violence in East Wollega and Horogudru zones in western Oromia continue driving thousands of people out of their homes, according to multiple accounts received by Addis… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Hundreds of Displaced People from Amhara Seek Refuge in Addis Ababa
Addis Standard, 21 February 2022
Displaced by months-long violence and persecution, hundreds of civilian members of the Amhara community who lived in Wollega zone, western Oromia regional state, are seeking refuge… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Work Under Way to Accommodate People Displaced from Amhara in Temporary Locations
Addis Standard, 22 February 2022
The Addis Abeba City Peace and Security Bureau announced that Oromia Regional State and the National Disaster Prevention and Management Commission were jointly working to… Read more »
Attacks By Militia Continue Displacing Thousands In Ethiopia
Displaced by months-long violence and persecution, hundreds of civilians from the Amhara community who lived in Wollega zone, western Oromia regional state, are seeking refuge in Addis Ababa. Hundreds more have been forced to relocate to the Arsi zone in the Oromia regional state, an investigation by Addis Standard reveals.
The ongoing violence in East Wollega and Horogudru zones in western Oromia is driving thousands of people from their homes amid ongoing attacks by "armed groups" belonging to local Amhara militia. The fleeing residents complain that the local administration is forcing them to return to their villages, while the assailants are not stopped by authorities.
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Lawmakers have voted for an early end to the state of emergency declared in November 2021 as Tigray forces moved toward the capital city Addis Ababa. Initially, < Read more »
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The #NoMore Movement - a global "peaceful movement" has denounced the Orwellian entitled "Ethiopia Stabilisation, Peace and Democracy Act" (HR 6600), which calls for the impo Read more »
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UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has said that women had faced "unimaginable" horrors in conflict-torn regions of Ethiopia. Read more »
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The United Nations' Secretary-General has made the "strongest possible appeal" for all parties in Ethiopia to immediately end the fighting in Tigray and other areas, in the s Read more »
