Abiy waited several days to issue a written statement about the violence, and he has been criticised for his slow public response. "The Ethiopian government has been magnanimous with a view to widen the political and democratic space in Ethiopia," said Abiy, who came to power last year. Of those, 76 were killed in "communal clashes" while 10 were killed in "confrontations with security forces," Abiy said. The dead included 50 members of the Oromo ethnic group, the country's largest, while 20 were from the Amhara ethnic group, the second-largest. Ethnic violence has been a recurring problem under Abiy, causing Ethiopia to record more displaced people than any other country last year.

Source: Ethiopian News November 03, 2019 18:45 UTC