The Odum of Ala Igbo
Hail Biafra!
Amharas and Oromos are rising up against Tigrayan rule.
I wonder why the TPLF felt that their grip on power would last.
I wonder why the TPLF felt that their grip on power would last.
Ethiopia Protests thread
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Trajan
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France and US express concerns over Ethiopia's crackdown on protesters
09/08 - 15:00
France is the latest country to express concern following a bloody crackdown on protesters by Ethiopia’s security forces over the weekend that left nearly 100 people dead.
“France is following with concern the situation in Ethiopia, particularly the events that have taken place in recent days and have caused many casualties. In this context, we call for calm,” a statement released by the French foreign affairs ministry said.
Earlier on Monday, the United States released a statement saying it was “deeply concerned” by the violence and said the people’s rights to demonstrate should be respected.
“The U.S. Embassy expresses its deep condolences to those who suffered as a result of the violence and regrets the damage to livelihoods, economic development, and the social fabric that such violence brings,” the US statement said.
Rights group Amnesty International said security forces fired live bullets at “peaceful protesters” in different towns and cities in the country.
The unrest was sparked last November by a plan to expand the capital into Oromia. This led to fears farmers from the Oromo ethnic group, the largest in Ethiopia, would be displaced.
The plan was later dropped but protests continued, highlighting issues such as marginalisation and human rights.
Human Rights Watch says that more than 400 people have been killed in clashes with the security forces in Ethiopia since protests began. The government has however disputed this figure.
France and US express concerns over Ethiopia's crackdown on protesters
09/08 - 15:00
France is the latest country to express concern following a bloody crackdown on protesters by Ethiopia’s security forces over the weekend that left nearly 100 people dead.
“France is following with concern the situation in Ethiopia, particularly the events that have taken place in recent days and have caused many casualties. In this context, we call for calm,” a statement released by the French foreign affairs ministry said.
Earlier on Monday, the United States released a statement saying it was “deeply concerned” by the violence and said the people’s rights to demonstrate should be respected.
“The U.S. Embassy expresses its deep condolences to those who suffered as a result of the violence and regrets the damage to livelihoods, economic development, and the social fabric that such violence brings,” the US statement said.
Rights group Amnesty International said security forces fired live bullets at “peaceful protesters” in different towns and cities in the country.
The unrest was sparked last November by a plan to expand the capital into Oromia. This led to fears farmers from the Oromo ethnic group, the largest in Ethiopia, would be displaced.
The plan was later dropped but protests continued, highlighting issues such as marginalisation and human rights.
Human Rights Watch says that more than 400 people have been killed in clashes with the security forces in Ethiopia since protests began. The government has however disputed this figure.
France and US express concerns over Ethiopia's crackdown on protesters
Trajan
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Grano-Grano
The Bando
May ethiopia rot in hell
I swear "Balkanize" is no longer going to be the term but instead "Ethiopianize." I know it sounds corny but its kinda true.
JahFocus CS
Get It How You Get It
Can we stop killing each other? 
Please?
Please?
yes yes may ethiopia fall into chaos
Red Shield
Global Domination
Can we stop killing each other?
Please?
The world is going to descend into a massive global conflagration next decade...
there are gonna be some tribes in Africa.. that won't be around in 20-30 yrs
African Peasant
Veteran
What's going on in Ethiopia ?
DrBanneker
Space is the Place
Damnit, this has been going on for centuries and needs to get settled. Tigrays vs. Amhara to rule Ethiopia with Oromos as spoilers has been the Ethiopian state for about 300 years or so. Need to federalize and diversify the government and stop this bullshyt. Haile Selassie had an Oromo wife, at least he tried.
Someone give me the backstory. So, how did all this come about?
Sauanaffe Tustunnagee
Banned
look at the uncivilized Somali pirates and pigskinned devils preying for African instability and bloodshed in the Motherland
Jah willing these Ethiopian anarchist will see the error of their ways/ stop letting Arab and Western(yt) Imperialist forces manipulate them into destroying their own future and start to find compromise with their government to develop their nation to its full potential
Jah willing these Ethiopian anarchist will see the error of their ways/ stop letting Arab and Western(yt) Imperialist forces manipulate them into destroying their own future and start to find compromise with their government to develop their nation to its full potential