As Ethiopian runners clean up on the track and celebrate together, the fans are divided into two rival political camps. That had disappeared when Edris arrived to speak with reporters, draped once again in the Ethiopian national flag. At one stage, a group with the national flag moved down to the front of the stand to cheer Ethiopia’s runners, antagonizing the nearby OLF supporters. “This is Oromia,” said Kemal Ketubo, in the crowd with the OLF flags. “We are supporting our team, the national team of our people.” Gesturing to the group with Ethiopian national flags, he said “they want the 18th century, like it was before.”Fans waving Ethiopian flags dismissed the division.

Source: Ethiopian News October 02, 2019 13:18 UTC