Gambela Killing Archives

Gambela: South Sudan Refugees Kill 13 Ethiopians

April 23, 2016April 23, 2016TesfaNews36 Comments

By ESAT News, South Sudan refugees in the Ethiopian region of Gambela, killed at least 13 Ethiopians on Thursday (21) after a car accident claimed the lives of two of their own. The refugees at the Jawi camp in Gambella went on a killing spree, apparently motivated by revenge, after an Ethiopian driver struck and […]

Boat with 400 Ethiopia and Somalia Migrants Capsized

April 18, 2016April 18, 2016TesfaNews45 Comments

By TesfaNews, More than 400 migrants and refugees from Somalia and Ethiopia are feared to have drowned in the Egyptian shores after the boat they were being transferred to by traffickers capsized in the Mediterranean, survivors say. Somali media reports say that rescue workers have only managed to save 41 of the 500 or so […]

Gunmen from S. Sudan Killed 140 Ethiopian Civilians – Government

April 17, 2016April 17, 2016TesfaNews37 Comments

By AlJazeera, At least 140 Ethiopian civilians including women and children have been killed by a group of armed raiders, who, according to the country’s government, crossed from South Sudan and fled back after the atrocity took place. The attack occurred in Jakawa in Ethiopia’s Gambela region, which straddles the border. The perpetrators were allegedly […]