Witnesses allege that several dozen civilians and fighters have been killed in new clashes between Ethiopians from the Oromo and Amhara ethnic groups in the centre of the country. The fighting reportedly erupted on Saturday (Jan. 22) in Jewuha town in the Amhara region. A witness in Ataye town in the Amhara region alleged that clashes between OLA and Amhara special forces were ongoing and thousands of civilians were fleeing. Some Ethiopians from Amhara and Oromo backgrounds, two of Ethiopia’s largest ethnic groups, are in a bitter rivalry over new and old grievances. Amharas have been targeted in several locations across the neighbouring Oromia region, prompting Amhara militias to deploy.

Source: Ethiopian News January 26, 2023 23:04 UTC