“Ethiopia: Investigate police conduct after deaths of five people protesting ethnic clashes,” Amnesty International (17 September 2018), https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/09/ethiopia-investigate-police-conduct-after-deaths-of-five-people-protesting-ethnic-clashes/. See also following note.

Clashes between Oromo and Amhara communities in the Oromo Zone of Amhara region and surrounding towns continued for a second week, with gunshots being reported in Majete, Ataye, and Dumuga towns in the area. From 18 March to 31 March, at least 67 people were reported dead from the conflict, and 80,000 people have been displaced. “በሰሜን ሸዋና በኦሮሞ ብሔረሰብ ዞኖች በተከሰተው ግጭት ከ80 ሺህ በላይ ሰዎች ተፈናቀሉ,” BBC News Amharic (31 March 2021), https://www.bbc.com/amharic/news-56582178.

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