Armed group takes control of county in western Ethiopia
Sedal Woreda, home to about 25,000 people, has fallen under the control of an armed group according to reports, says Ethiopian Human Rights Commission
22 April 2021 - 19:57
Nairobi — An armed group has taken control of a county in western Ethiopia, the state-appointed Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said, citing reports that civilians had been killed and public servants kidnapped.
The commission said it had received reports that Sedal Woreda, in the Kamashi Zone of the western Benishangul-Gumuz Region, was “under near full control of an armed group as of April 19". It did not say which armed group it was referring to...
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