Ethiopia Waldiya: Five killed by police at religious festivalAt least five people have been killed in northern Ethiopia after security forces fired on a crowd at a religious festival who were reportedly shouting anti-government slogans. Many more were injured in the incident in the town of Waldiya. There have been nearly three years of opposition demonstrations in Ethiopia. Anti-government demonstrators in Ethiopia have been calling for political and economic reforms and an end to state corruption and human rights abuses. Note: This story is auto-generated from ‘BBC News’ syndicated feed and has not been edited by Africa Prime News staff.

Source: Ethiopian News January 21, 2018 20:48 UTC