Ten people were killed and one was injured when their minibus was struck by a roadside bomb in a troubled region of western Ethiopia, local television reported on Wednesday. The blast occurred on a highway near the border between the regions of Oromia and Benishangul Gumuz, the pro-government EBC channel reported, quoting regional security official Kemal Endris. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has received international praise for his reformist agenda since coming to power in April. However, he is grappling to contain a wave of inter-communal violence in several parts of the country, mostly over land. * 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 December 19, 2018 13:18 UTC