Ethiopian prime minister calls Tigray rebels a ‘criminal clique’

A rebel political party in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region is a "criminal clique" that has forced the federal government into military action, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Friday.
Late Hachalu Hundessa
Murder of singer triggers deadly protests, net blackout in Ethiopia
There are differing reports of deaths arising from protests across Ethiopia due to the killing of Hachalu Hundessa, the iconic Oromo artiste.
Bereket Simon was a founding member of the former ruling coalition
Ethiopian court jails former minister for corruption
A court in Bahirdar, northern Ethiopia, has sentenced the country’s former communications minister and close ally of late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi to six years in prison for corruption.