Ethiopia lifted a 10-month state of emergency in August, but it hasn’t taken long for its government to move from one crisis to the next. Both the Oromo and the much smaller ethnic Somali populations, as well as their political organizations, have suffered under the Ethiopian regime. The Somali regional president was once their leader, and they were meant to serve as a counterterrorism force. In April, Human Rights Watch documented human rights violations at the hands of the liyu and pressed for an independent investigation by international experts. Ethiopia has not permitted access and, based on what Hailemariam announced at the weekend, that’s not likely to happen soon.

Source: Ethiopian News September 18, 2017 06:45 UTC