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#Ethiopia: Breaking: Artist Haacaaluu Hundeessaa, the prominent #Oromo singer, songwriter, is shot dead today in Ethiopia's capital #AddisAbeba around Galan Condominium site. He was admitted to Tirunesh Beijing General Hospital but died of his injuries shortly after. R.I.P! https://t.co/zblrMYbr5m
On top of the historic mountains of Karamardha, the commemoration of the August 1977 #Jigjiga massacre is about to commence. Civilians across the region experienced the brunt of the Derg’s brutality around the 1977 #Ogaden war as the population was held collectively responsible. https://t.co/1cAUsvzzjg
#Ethiopia: Victims' families, #Somali intellectuals, activists, youth & women associations from #Jigjiga & others parts of Somali region have gathered today to commemorate the 43rd anniversary of the August 19/1977 #Karamardha massacre of Somalis by then ruling junta the #Derg. https://t.co/Oxgf5ExCdy
Doctors & nurses in two hospitals in east #Hararghe were scrambling to save the lives of gunshot victims as the number of causalities overwhelmed their hospitals. Among victims in #Aweday are a pregnant woman & a young boy.

It has been the most devastating 2 days in #Oromia. https://t.co/wpVkZgyUHR
#Ethiopia: Veteran journalist Getachew Tedla,who had been a long time journalist for @dw_amharic has passed away. A multilingual journalist,Getachew was known for his professionalism & dedication which earned him a familiar household status among millions of his listeners. R.I.P!
የዶይቸ ቬለ (DW) ጋዜጠኛ ጌታቸው ተድላ ኃይለጊዮርጊስ ባደረበት ህመም ከዚህ ዓለም በሞት ተለየ። ዶይቸ ቬለን ለረዥም ዓመታት ያገለገለው ጋዜጠኛ ጌታቸው ከዚህ ዓለም በሞት በመለየቱ ጣቢያው እና ባልደረኖቹ ጥልቅ ሃዘናቸውን ይገልፃሉ። https://t.co/kh8U1L5oO2
#Jigjiga- Mobile money starting to thrive in #Ethiopia
Although bureaucracy & consumer behavior have long been obstacles to the use of mobile money in 🇪🇹,new regulations and the global #COVID19 pandemic are starting to change how Ethiopians pay their bills https://t.co/mK6RQ67T5S https://t.co/gbnVHjmQbc
#Breaking: The #US National Security Council (NSC) "calls for mediation" to "end this tragic conflict" between the federal and #Tigray regional state governments; said it "supports efforts led by" the current #AU chairman & South African President, @CyrilRamaphosa. #Ethiopia