Ethiopia said on Thursday that unrest in Moyale area, southern Ethiopia, in recent days had displaced 39,825 people. Gebre’s comment came after a botched military operation to sniff out rebels in Moyale city on March 10 left nine civilians dead and 12 injured. The deadly shooting and the ensuing panic has already forced more than 8,000 people to flee to neighbouring Kenya. The current martial law period is the second the East African country has imposed since the second half of 2016. Ethiopia had witnessed a 10-month long state of emergency period since October 2016.

Source: Ethiopian News March 16, 2018 00:56 UTC