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Banishangul Gumuz Regional state
News: Benishangul Gumuz region, unnamed armed group sign MoU to share leadership, wealth & solve security crisis sustainably
By Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne Addis Abeba, May 18/2021 – Metekel Zone Communication Bureau said a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Benishangul Gumuz regional state and an unnamed “armed group” which would see members of the later take up leadership positions in the region, acquire urban and rural …
News Alert: Rights Commission says armed men control almost all part of Sedal Wereda in Benishangul Gumuz
Addis Abeba, April 21/2021 – The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said in a statement that armed men are in control of almost all parts of Sedal Wereda, in Kamashi zone of Benishangul Gumuz regional state, where around 25, 000 people are estimated to reside. The Commission said the armed …
News: Security forces kill scores of civilians, arrest several in Metekel after attack by rebels killed three, wounded seven; Ethiopia accuses Egypt & Sudan for persistent violence
By Siyanne Mekonnen @siyaanne Addis Abeba, March 08/2021 – An eyewitness told Addis Standard that on February 26, 2021 members of the military opened fire on civilians killing 26 people including women and the elderly in Albasa kebele of Dibate Woreda, Metekel zone, Benishangul Gumuz regional state. Temesgen Gemechu, a resident …
