Ethiopia's parliament on Saturday declared an emergency resolution to dissolve the government of the Tisray region amid violence in the northern part of the country. Photo courtesy of the United NationsNov. 7 (UPI) -- Ethiopia's parliament on Saturday voted in an emergency session to dissolve the government of the country's troubled northern region of Tigray. Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last year, said Friday that air strikes had been carried out on military installations in Tigray. "Over the past week, we have seen alarming violence erupt in the Oromia region as well as in Tigray. The TPLF was formerly a dominant force in Ethiopia's ruling coalition, even though the region has only about 6% of the population.

Source: Ethiopian News November 07, 2020 23:03 UTC