The shooting sparked violent protests in the capital, Addis Ababa, as well as the restive Oromia Region on Tuesday with eyewitnesses placing the number of deaths between 2 and 50.
A country-wide internet outage was still hindering attempts to verify the exact number of killed and injured. Hachalu’s music is considered by many to advocate the rights of Ethiopia’s Oromo ethnic group, the largest in the multi-ethnic state, who have long believed they are being neglected by the government.
Ongoing protests in the Oromia and Amhara regions ultimately led to the resignation of the Head of Government and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed taking office in April 2018.Mr Ahmed, who is also Oromo, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last year for his attempts to pacify the region.says Abiy’s reforms loosened government control over security organs, leading to a collapse of law and order in certain areas.
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