Amazon Quiz: The people shown here are draped in colours associated with which of these countries?
Mexico
Ivory Coast
Nigeria
Ethiopia
Answer: Ethiopia
Ethiopia, in the Horn of Africa, is a landlocked country which is split by the Great Rift Valley. Recently, the Oromia region saw heavily armed men in a small farming village. Residents have already been on edge due to the clashes between troops and rebels.
“The militants assured us that they will not touch us. They said they are not after us”, one resident told the Associated Press, adding “But in reality, they were surrounding our whole village for a deadly massacre. What happened the next day was a total bloodbath.”
The outburst of violence left many in mass graves. The Amhara Association of America confirmed that 503 civilians have been killed in these clashes. “They killed infants, children, women and the elderly”, another resident told AP. However, the Ethiopian government hasn’t released any numbers.
A community activist who tracks acts of violence against Ethnic Amharas, Ethiopia’s second-largest ethnic group, said “Ethnic Amharas who live outside of their region do not have legal and political representation, which results in no protection”, adding, “There were even speeches by Oromia region government officials that seek to reduce Amharic-speaking people.”
Meanwhile, the chairman of the opposition party said “An anti-Amhara narrative has been spreading for over 50 years now”, adding, “The Amhara living in Oromia and Benishangul are hence being targeted.” He also accused some members of the Oromia region’s ruling party of “working for or sympathizing with the Oromo Liberation Army.”
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Amazon Quiz: The term Pisa in the name of this monument, is derived from which language?
