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ETHIOPIA: Deadly Protests

ETHIOPIA: Deadly Protests Attempts to nationalise regional forces meet a violent response in the north, as peace talks open with an Oromo rebel group.Amhara Region saw violent unrest in April during days of protests over controversial federal government moves to dismantle regional forces and integrate them into the national army or regional police.The government said on April 6th regional special forces would be integrated into the federal army, the regional police or civilian life if they preferred. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed justified the policy as strengthening multi‐ethnic Ethiopia's “unity”.Protests quickly flared in response to Abiy's announcement, and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) on April 12th reported “deaths and physical injuries to civilians including relief aid organisation workers”, adding that the casualties were due to “measures taken by security forces and as well as attacks by… unidentified people”. Residents further reported gunfire between the Amhara special forces and Fano, a regional self‐defence militia.Humanitarian charity Catholic Relief Services (CRS) said two of its staff were shot dead [between April 8th and 9th] in Amhara but did not elaborate on whether the attacks were connected to the protests.Following the unrest, restrictions on movement and other curbs were imposed in five cities in Amhara on http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Africa Research Bulletin Political Social and Cultural Series Wiley

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10.1111/j.1467-825x.2023.11036.x
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Attempts to nationalise regional forces meet a violent response in the north, as peace talks open with an Oromo rebel group.Amhara Region saw violent unrest in April during days of protests over controversial federal government moves to dismantle regional forces and integrate them into the national army or regional police.The government said on April 6th regional special forces would be integrated into the federal army, the regional police or civilian life if they preferred. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed justified the policy as strengthening multi‐ethnic Ethiopia's “unity”.Protests quickly flared in response to Abiy's announcement, and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) on April 12th reported “deaths and physical injuries to civilians including relief aid organisation workers”, adding that the casualties were due to “measures taken by security forces and as well as attacks by… unidentified people”. Residents further reported gunfire between the Amhara special forces and Fano, a regional self‐defence militia.Humanitarian charity Catholic Relief Services (CRS) said two of its staff were shot dead [between April 8th and 9th] in Amhara but did not elaborate on whether the attacks were connected to the protests.Following the unrest, restrictions on movement and other curbs were imposed in five cities in Amhara on

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Africa Research Bulletin Political Social and Cultural Series – Wiley

Published: May 1, 2023

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