At a glance: Ethiopia’s latest crisisMore than 200 people have been killed and 10,000 displaced after a singer’s death sparked protests among Ethiopia’s long-marginalised Oromo community. Groups of Oromo youth killed members of other ethnic groups, while security forces used lethal force against protesters. A funding shortfall is hampering relief efforts, even as the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance has doubled this year. “They attacked our home in the middle of the night,” one displaced person who asked not to be named told The New Humanitarian. As for the 10,000 people displaced by the latest Oromia violence, Sajid said they will need much more than short-term food assistance and shelter.

Source: Ethiopian News August 07, 2020 14:48 UTC