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Ethiopia on lockdown

Security Forces in Ethiopia Have Killed More than 200 People, Rights Group Says

Tear gas and bullets from security forces have become a regular part of the state’s crackdown in the Oromia state amid the ongoing students protest movement against a government development plan.

Deadly Protests in Ethiopia as Students Defend Farmers from Urban 'Master Plan'

High school students have allegedly been killed as they protest in solidarity with farmers whose land is threatened by urban expansion plans for sub-Saharan Africa’s fastest growing economy.