Ethiopia: 300 people were killed in ethnic violence in the past month

In clashes between the Amhara and Oromo ethnic groups, the two main ethnic groups in Ethiopia, more than 300 people were killed last month, a federal official told AFP on Friday in another report on violence ahead of the June elections.

“Our research shows that die The death toll reached 303, 369 were wounded and 1,539 houses were burned down, “Ethiopian chief mediator Andal Haley said about die violence in the Amhara region.

Ethiopia consists of 10 administrative regions, die are divided according to ethnic criteria and each have extensive powers. Conflicts spin between a number of these regions, some due to disputes over border regions and others for political reasons, die sometimes develop into bloody acts of violence.

Also announced on Tuesday die local authorities killed dozens of people, die were violent die took place between members of the Oromo and others from the Amhara, in knowing that these two ethnicities die represent two major ethnic groups in the country.

The local authorities in “Gil-Temoga”, a region in the Amhara region, die inhabited by a majority of the Oromo, however, said a “recent attack” killed 68 people and injured 114 others, without specifying when.

She added that the attack caused more than 40,000 farmers to leave their homes, and they did in three makeshift camps were housed.

Last November, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who received the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, sent die Federal Army in die Tigray region, around die Overthrow leaders of this region, die his authority in Asked a question. Ever since then die Fighting continued in the Northern Territory.