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Opposition figure appeals for urgent response to Raya identity question

Opposition figure appeals for urgent response to Raya identity question

November 2, 2018 | by Ethiopia Observer |
Amid increasing tension and fear of confrontation between the Tigray and Amhara regional governments, an opposition figure has made a call for federal government’s intervention to diffuse tension at the frontier area. The federal government should respond to the Raya…

7 Dead in Alamata After Security Forces Fire on Protesters: Witnesses

October 21, 2018 | by Ethiopia Observer | 1
At least seven people have been killed and twenty others wounded during protests Sunday in the town of Alamata, in southern Tigray region, after the Tigray region special forces fired on the demonstrators, according to hospital sources and witnesses. Thousands…
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