REUTERS/Mike Theiler/File Photo ReutersBy Aaron MaashoHAWASSA, Ethiopia (Reuters) - Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told members of his ruling coalition that "an attack on one is an attack on all" on Wednesday as he pushed for unity after months of ethnic violence. Clashes about 150 km (90 miles) from Hawassa between two ethnic groups, the Oromos and Gedeos, have forced nearly a million people to flee their homes since Abiy took power. Last week, more than 70,000 people - mostly ethnic Oromos - were targeted by members of other groups in the western state of Benishangul-Gumuz, regional officials said. Two people were killed and scores wounded in a grenade attack on a rally attended by Abiy in June. Abiy took over after street protests forced the resignation of the last prime minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, in February.

Source: Ethiopian News October 03, 2018 17:03 UTC