More than 100 people have been killed in the latest massacre along ethnic lines in western Ethiopia, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said Wednesday, and the toll is expected to rise. The attack in Metekel zone of Benishangul-Gumuz region occurred a day after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed visited the region and spoke about the need to end such massacres. The attacks are separate from the deadly conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, where Ethiopian forces and allied regional forces began fighting Tigray regional forces in early November. One rebel attack on Nov. 1 in the far western Oromia region killed at least 54 people, according to Amnesty International. An attack in the Benishangul-Gumuz region in early October killed at least 14 civilians, according to a security official.

Source: Ethiopian News December 23, 2020 19:02 UTC