Ethiopia declared a malaria outbreak in the Oromia regional state, with health officials on Saturday reporting that at least 36 people died in the last two months in the conflict-ridden West Wollega zone's Begi and Kondala districtsMOGADISHU, Somalia , (UrduPoint/APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News-Sept 30, 2023) :Ethiopia declared a malaria outbreak in the Oromia regional state, with health officials on Saturday reporting that at least 36 people died in the last two months in the conflict-ridden West Wollega zone's Begi and Kondala districts. The disease has been affecting people in 16 Oromia zones, with an increase of 168% this year compared to the previous year, the local media, citing Jawar Qasim, the head of the Oromia health department. Hundreds of people were killed and thousands of families were displaced by the violence in Oromia. The Oromia Liberation Front (OLF) and Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), both founded in the 1970s, are fighting the government over allegations of mistreatment of the local people. The Ethiopian government now considers the OLF to be a legal political party, but the OLA to be a terrorist group.

Source: Ethiopian News September 30, 2023 20:10 UTC