Ethiopia PM to Address Parliament

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed is expected to address the country’s parliament on the recent mass killing.

There has been pressure mounted on his government over the killing of hundreds of ethnic minorities in two separate attacks in recent weeks.

The violence last month in farming villages in Oromia region, in the country’s west, claimed more than 300 lives.

This will be Mr. Abiy’s second appearance before lawmakers in less than a month.

Public Anger
While authorities have been quick in blaming a rebel group for the attacks in Oromia, public anger has been directed towards the government with some accusing officials of complicity.

Protests were held in multiple places in recent weeks.

Meanwhile, violence continues to rage in several parts of the country, and questions are being raised about the government’s capacity to deal with insecurity.

There has been a lull in fighting in a civil war in northern Ethiopia after a humanitarian truce was declared in March.

Conflicts in other parts of Ethiopia indicate the country is still struggling with violence as many were killed in yet another attack two weeks later.

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