Amhara and Oromia together account for more than 60 percent of Ethiopia’s population. Tensions boiled over after an Amhara student was killed at Adigrat University, setting off protests by Oromo and Amhara students. Further south, the killings of Oromo civilians by the expansionist Somali State Liyu Police have become a common occurrence. Angered by the unrelenting and sensible killings of Oromo youth in the hands of the federal security forces, Oromia wide protests are expected in the coming days. Meanwhile, as the country reels from protests, the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) is holding a meeting in Addis Ababa.

Source: Ethiopian News December 12, 2017 16:53 UTC