Ethiopia deploys forces after gunmen kill dozens in Benishangul-Gumuz region
Elections due in 2021 have further inflamed simmering tensions over land, power and resources
24 December 2020 - 10:52
Addis Ababa — Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday he had deployed forces to the western Benishangul-Gumuz region, a day after gunmen killed more than 100 people in the area, which has seen regular ethnic violence.
On Wednesday, the state-run Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said gunmen had killed about 100 people in a dawn attack in the village of Bekoji in Bulen county in the Metekel zone, an area where numerous ethnic groups live...
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