Ethiopian Government Drops Charges Against Opposition LeadersJanuary 15, 2018 - Based on announcement made by the Ethiopian prime minster a couple of weeks ago, the Eastern African nation today announced that it has dropped charges against a senior opposition leader and hundreds of others who had been jailed for involvement in unrest that gripped the country in 2015 and 2016. Hundreds have been killed in violence in the Horn of Africa country since protests first erupted in its central Oromiya province over allegations of land grabs. Nearly 700 people died in one bout of unrest during months of protests in 2015 and 2016, according to a parliament-mandated investigation. Dozens of people were killed in several bouts of violence between ethnic Oromos and Somalis in the Oromiya region last year. Some high-ranking members had subsequently submitted their resignation, while officials have openly squabbled with each other over the cause of clashes.

Source: Ethiopian News January 15, 2018 20:48 UTC