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Ethiopia Condemns UN Rep's 'Genocide' Remarks

The Ethiopian government has strongly criticised a recent statement made by Alice Wairimu Nderitu, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, labeling her warning of a possible genocide in Ethiopia as "irresponsible and reckless," Addis Standard reports.

Nderitu's remarks come at at time when violent conflicts are escalating in regions such as Amhara and Oromia. Ethiopian forces are battling the Fano militia in Amhara region, a conflict that began in April 2023. The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission reported widespread armed conflict since August 2023.

In the Oromia region there have been reports by Human Rights Watch of killings of militia by the Oromia military. Oromia leaders have also been in custody, despite a court order for their release.

Ethiopia was locked in a war with Tigray region in November 2020, which ended with a peace deal signed in South Africa in November 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people fled their homes to neighbouring countries during the conflict and thousands of people were killed.

InFocus

Peter Fitzgerald

Ethiopia's regions, with Tigray and Amhara in the north, and Oromia further south.

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