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| Africa Horn |
| Ethiopia Arrests 107 Relating To Regional Conflicts |
| 2018-01-07 |
[RADIOSHABELLE] The Æthiopian government has placed in durance vileI ain't sayin' nuttin' widdout me mout'piece! 107 individuals relating to recent conflict along the border of Somali and Oromia regional states, an official said on Friday. Abiyu Assefa, Commissioner of Æthiopia Federal Police Commission, gave the figure during a report to the Æthiopian Parliament. He further said 98 of the suspects apprehended relating to the violence are from Oromia regional states while nine are from Somali regional state. Heavy festivities along the 1500 km Oromia-Somali boundary in September spilt into ethnic violence that left hundreds of thousands displaced and an undisclosed number of people dead. Oromia and Somali regional states have been locked in a dispute over the delineation of their common boundary for almost two decades. A referendum in October 2004 was supposed to demarcate the boundary between the two regional states, but its implementation has been stalled ever since with both sides accusing each other of non-compliance. The Æthiopian government has further pointed to competition to control illegal Khat trade as another reason for the conflict. |
| Posted by:Fred |