Ethiopian prosecutors on Wednesday charged the former president of the restive Somali region with inciting violence, state media reported. Abdi, better known as Abdi Iley, was arrested later that month after stepping down as the region's president. The southeast Somali region is Ethiopia's second-largest but also one of its most unstable. His downfall followed the Ethiopian military's deployment in the regional capital, which sparked looting and mob attacks on non-Somali residents. Sign up to News24's top Africa news in your inbox: SUBSCRIBE TO THE HELLO AFRICA NEWSLETTERFOLLOW News24 Africa on Twitter and Facebook.

Source: Ethiopian News January 31, 2019 18:11 UTC