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Over 60 dead after days of violence in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region
Dec 18, 2017 10:04At least 61 people have been killed in clashes between different ethnic groups in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region, officials said, the latest bout of violence to highlight increasing instability in a province racked by bloody protests in 2015 and 2016.
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Renewed Ethiopia clashes kill over 20
Nov 27, 2017 15:03A renewed bout of clashes between two of Ethiopia's largest ethnic groups killed more than 20 people last week, the state-controlled broadcaster reported on Monday.
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Ethiopia sends thousands of troops to Somalia to fight al-Shabab
Nov 03, 2017 03:44Ethiopia has deployed thousands of troops to neighboring Somalia to help a regional fight against the al-Shabab Takfiri group, the most feared terror outfit in Africa.
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10 killed as Ethiopian police clash with people protesting sugar shortages
Oct 26, 2017 14:14At least ten people have been killed and several others wounded during protests over sugar shortages in Ethiopia's restive Oromiya region, witnesses say.
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‘Hundreds’ dead in Ethiopia ethnic clashes
Sep 26, 2017 03:01Clashes that erupted in Ethiopia earlier this month between two of the country’s largest ethnic groups have killed hundreds of people and displaced thousands more, the government said.
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Drought leaves 8.5 million Ethiopians hungry
Aug 19, 2017 08:33Livestock are dying in parts of Ethiopia that are overwhelmingly reliant on their milk as deepening drought pushes up the number of districts in need of life-saving aid by 19 percent, according to a report.
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Ethiopia warns emergency drought aid to run out next month
Jun 10, 2017 14:37Ethiopia's government is warning it will run out of emergency food aid starting next month as the number of drought victims in the East African country has reached 7.8 million.
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Ethiopia's parliament extends state of emergency by 4 months
Mar 30, 2017 08:32Ethiopia’s parliament has renewed a state of emergency that came into force last year following massive anti-government protests in the Horn African country.
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Death toll from Ethiopia’s landslide rises to 82
Mar 15, 2017 06:04The death toll from a landslide at Ethiopia's largest rubbish dump reached 82 on Tuesday as the country's parliament declared three days of national mourning, a government minister said.
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At least 35 people killed as landslide hits landfill in Ethiopian capital
Mar 12, 2017 13:59At least 35 people have lost their lives and several dozen others gone missing in Ethiopia after a landslide swept through a colossal garbage dump, officials say.