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Protests in Ethiopia over plans to disband Amhara paramilitary | Al Jazeera Newsfeed

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People in Ethiopia’s Amhara region are protesting government plans to disband the local paramilitary force, which they fear would leave them defenceless. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News

More than 100 killed in Ethiopia’s Oromia region: Witnesses

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More than 100 people, mostly from the Amhara ethnic group, have been killed in an attack in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, according to witnesses, who blamed the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) for one of the deadliest attacks in recent memory. However, two other witnesses said more than 200 people have been killed. The regional government in Oromia confirmed the attack but did not give details about casualty figures. The central government in Addis Ababa could not be reached for comments. “I have counted 230 bodies. I am afraid this is the deadliest attack against civilians we have seen in our lifetime,” Abdul-Seid Tahir, a resident of Gimbi county, told The Associated […]

What’s happening in Ethiopia? | Start Here

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Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is a Nobel Peace Prize winner who now finds himself facing a potential civil war. The government is fighting opposition forces in Tigray and has closed off the region. What impact is the battle having on people there? Why did the fighting start? And why might Eritrea be drawn in? – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Ethioia #Ethiopia_Conflict #Al_jazeera_English