Business Disruptions: Oromia Region

business disruptions: Eight ethnic Oromos and three Amharas were killed in the Buno Bedele zone of the Oromia region in violence perpetrated by bodies that are trying to sabotage the peace building process that we are embarking on, Addis Arega, spokesman of the Oromia region, said in a Facebook post, according to Metro News. The situation is now under control and those suspected of orchestrating the violence are arrested. The Oromia and Amhara regional states spokesmen issued statements after a week of unrest in Oromia that reportedly caused major business disruptions and the burning of several vehicles and properties in various locations. Reports of the latest killings in the Oromia region came amid widespread social media accusations against the government for running an ethnic- based administration on this east African nation of more than 100 million people. Besides the eleven killings, we have witnessed the destruction of properties and displacement of citizens, spokesman of for the Amhara region, Nigusu Tilahun said on Sunday. Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has not recently commented on the unrest that is engulfing major towns in Oromia, including those close to the capital Addis Ababa. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.