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Ethiopia: Understanding Oromia’s mayhem after Hachalu’s murder (ThaAfricaReport)
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Ethiopia: Understanding Oromia’s mayhem after Hachalu’s murder
In Oromia, mayhem followed the 29 June slaying of beloved singer Hachalu Hundessa. And as Oromo protesters rose up in Batu, security forces stood down.
Published in partnership with Ethiopia Insight.
After seeking out the leader of an allegedly misrun local savings association in Adami Tullu, a small town a few kilometres south of Batu in Oromia, a group of hundreds began heading back towards the main road at around 9am on 30 June.