Protesters from Ethiopia’s second largest ethnic group, the Amhara, will take to the streets of Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa today. Protesters from Ethiopia’s second largest ethnic group, the Amhara, will take to the streets of Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa today. Protests highlighting the ethnic tensions between the Oromo, Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group, and the Amhara have escalated this year following the killing of Oromo musician Hachalu Hundesa in June. In a move away from ethnic federalism, the Ethiopian government was reconstituted under the pan-ethnic Prosperity Party in 2019. 2021 will be the first time the Prosperity Party will run for office.

Source: Ethiopian News October 31, 2020 19:52 UTC