Ethiopia Nobel Peace Prize Protest against Abbey 67 deaths October 26 17:57
In Ethiopia in eastern Africa, anti-government demonstrations protesting the administration of Prime Minister Abbey, who was selected for the Nobel Peace Prize in the past, spread, and local authorities announced that more than 60 people were killed in clashes with security forces. did.
In Oromia, southern Ethiopia, a demonstration protesting that Prime Minister Abbey's administration was powerful was started on 23rd of this month, and spread to the capital Addis Ababa.
According to local reports, 67 local government officials, including five police officers, have been killed by the fact that security forces fired fires and shed tear gas toward the demonstrators. Announced.
Prime Minister Abbey was praised for resolving peace with his long-standing conflict with neighboring Eritrea, and for his efforts to promote reforms toward democratization in Japan, the Nobel Peace Prize was just announced on the 11th of this month. is.
However, Ethiopia is a multi-ethnic country where more than 80 people live, and Prime Minister Abbey promoted the release of political criminals who were detained under the previous administration as part of the reform, and the conflict between ethnic groups reignited. It has become.
The background of the protest demonstration is that the largest ethnic Oromo people are trying to strengthen their political influence, highlighting that the democratization promoted by Prime Minister Abbey is not straightforward.