This archive report was first published on 1 October 2019.
October 1, 2019, marked a significant day in Ethiopia's history, as the country took a major step towards transparency and accountability. Fikadu Tsega, an official in the Attorney General's office, revealed that over 1,200 people have been killed and more than 1.2 million displaced in clashes over the past year.
The clashes, which have been largely along ethnic lines, have strained the reforms announced by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed after he took office in April 2018. Fikadu noted that the actual numbers could be higher, as
