🇪🇹 Ethiopian Parliament Approves State of Emergency in Amhara Region Ethiopia's House of People’s Representatives has voted in favor of the state of emergency declared by the federal government over violence in the Amhara region. "Related peace and security issues shake the constitutional order, (and) present a danger to the sovereignty of the country and to public peace and safety. Therefore, to stop the situation, declaring a state of emergency has become necessary," said Tesfaye Beljige, ch

#Ethiopia: #Amhara State president attributes ongoing conflict to 'identity-based' attacks on Amharas, refutes 'mistaken' belief of #Oromia regional gov't involvement Arega Kebede, President of the Amhara Regional State, spoke with local media, explaining that the ongoing militarized conflict in the Amhara region is being framed as an issue of "survival" due to what he described as "identity-based" attacks on Amharas living in Oromia and the abductions of travelers along roads connecting Amhara