When Mr Ali was assassinated in Nairobi, fingers were pointed at the Ethiopian Embassy which was accused of harbouring the killers and helping two of them escape. Certainly, Mr Ali was in the wrong place, at the wrong time. Locals blamed it on Ethiopian soldiers who were pursuing sympathisers of Oromo Liberation Front. But in 1990, the Borana threw their support behind the Oromia nation and, as a result, became the target of Zenawi’s government. Jailed dissidents have been set free and the crackdown on Oromo Liberation Front stopped.

Source: Ethiopian News January 13, 2019 06:56 UTC