Amhara, Ethiopia’s second-most populous province, has been a flashpoint for tensions following violence that killed dozens of people, including the region’s president, in June. The next day, 12 soldiers were killed when two convoys transporting Amhara special forces were also attacked, he said. Chane linked the violence to the Kimant Committee, a group of locally elected leaders campaigning for self-determination for the Kimant people, an ethnic sub-group in Amhara region. “On Friday a minibus travelling from Metema to Gondar was ambushed by the Kimant Committee. Ethnic violence has spiked since Abiy took power in 2018.

Source: Ethiopian News October 04, 2019 15:00 UTC