Addis Ababa - Clashes that erupted in Ethiopia this month between two of the country's largest ethnic groups have killed hundreds of people and displaced thousands more, the government said on Monday. The fighting that started along the border between the regional states belonging to the two ethnic groups has been quelled by police and soldiers, Negeri said. Ethiopia is divided into ethnically-based federal regions and the Oromo and Somali people have for years argued over who controls arable land along their shared border. Oromos have accused the Somali region's "Liyu" or special police of being involved in the incidents. Oromia was the sight of nearly a year of anti-government protests that started in late 2015 and spread into neighbouring regions of Ethiopia.

Source: Ethiopian News September 25, 2017 16:52 UTC