Ethiopia Declares State of Emergency Following Militia Clashes in Amhara Photo : iStockAddis Ababa: Ethiopian government has announced a state of Ethiopian government has announced a state of emergency following militia clashes in the Amhara region. The announcement for emergency comes days after clashes broke out in the Amhara region between military and local Fano militiamen. In Amhara, violent clashes broke out over a disputed plan to absorb the regional security forces into the national army. A similar effort was made last year to include the Amhara militia, who are referred to as Fano. As per a report by Reuters, the clashes broke out in April when the PM Abiy Ahmed announced efforts to integrate to two forces.

Source: Ethiopian News August 04, 2023 14:09 UTC