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OLF splinter group blamed for deadly ethnic violence in Western Ethiopia as over 200 suspects arrested

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (December 3, 2018) An official with the Oromo Democratic Party (ODP) says 208 people have been arrested in connection with deadly ethnic violence in areas bordering the Oromo and Benishangul-Gumuz regions in Western Ethiopia. The Police commissioner for the Benishangul-Gumuz region meanwhile blamed a splinter group of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) for the crisis ...

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ESAT News in Depth The Conflict in Oromia Region – Dec 03, 2018

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ESAT Addis Abeba Amharic News – Dec 03, 2018

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ESAT Addis Abeba Tigrigna News – Dec 03, 2018

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ESAT Oduu Afaan Oromoo Wixata – Dec 03, 2018

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Ethiopia: Highest number of conflict driven IDPs in the world

  ESAT News (December 3, 2018) Ethiopia has more new conflict-driven Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) than any other country in the world, with over 1.4 million this year alone, according to the Humanitarian Information Unit of the U.S. Department of State. The total IDPs in Ethiopia is 2.8 million of which 2.2 million were displaced due to conflicts. The rest, ...

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ESAT Special: Leaders of the Amhara Region in Washington DC – Sun Dec 02, 2018 (Part-2)

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ESAT Special: Leaders of the Amhara Region in Washington DC – Sun Dec 02, 2018 (Part-1)

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ESAT Awde Economy on EFFORT and Political Party Business – Sun Dec 02, 2018 (Part-1)

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ESAT Radio Hule Addis Sat Dec 01, 2018

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