Ethiopia declares 'state of emergency' over violence

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Ethiopia's Federal Government on Friday declared a 'state of emergency' following an escalation of violence in the northern region of Amhara, the office of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said.

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Ethiopia’s Federal Government on Friday declared a “state of emergency” following an escalation of violence in the northern region of Amhara, the office of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said. “It has become necessary to declare a state of emergency as a situation has emerged where it has become difficult to control this unacceptable movement under current law,” it said in a statement posted on social media.

The statement did not make clear if the state of emergency applied nationwide or just to Amhara, which lies to the north of the capital Addis Ababa.

 

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