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Thirteen killed in Bodi attack in Southern Ethiopia
ESAT News (December 5, 2017) Thirteen people were killed after the Bodis in Southern Ethiopia went on a killing spree to revenge the death of one of their own in a car accident. According to information reaching ESAT, the Bodis in South Omo have killed 13 truck drivers passing through the Jinka-Hanna-Mursi road. Twenty-four others have sustained injuries in the ...
Read More »Ethiopia: Boycott by university students continues
ESAT News (December 5, 2017) Students of Jimma, Haromaya and Wollega Universities continue boycotting classes saying authorities did not heed to their demands. One of the demands by the students was a call for an end to the torture, killings and other human rights violations in Borena and in areas along the border between the Somali and Oromo communities. The ...
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Ethiopia: German tourist killed in Afar
ESAT News (December 5, 2017) A tourist killed on Sunday in Afar, Northern Ethiopia, is a German national, Germany’s foreign ministry confirmed today. The German national, whose name is withheld, was among a group of tourists visiting Erta Ale volcanic site when they came under attack by unidentified gunmen. An Ethiopian tourist guide has sustained gunshot wounds, according to sources. ...
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