Alternative Africa

Top Menu

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Contact Us

Main Menu

  • Home
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business
  • Environment
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Reports
    • Africa-Observers
      • Read Reports
      • Submit a story
  • MORE
    • Health
    • News Now
    • World
    • Technology
Sign in / Join

Login

Welcome! Login in to your account
Lost your password?

Lost Password

Back to login
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Contact Us

logo

Alternative Africa

  • Home
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business
  • Environment
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Reports
    • Africa-Observers
      • Read Reports
      • Submit a story
  • MORE
    • Health
    • News Now
    • World
    • Technology
  • New research says herd immunity may not be achievable even with high vaccine uptake

  • Mali to buy 8.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine

  • Nigeria releases $16.9m to set up 38 oxygen plants amid COVID-19 surge

  • Nigeria approves new incentives to boost teachers morale

  • With a raft of Executive Orders, Biden reverses Muslim travel, returns US to WHO, Paris Agreement

AfricaNews Now
Home›Africa›50 killed in Ethiopia protests over singer’s death

50 killed in Ethiopia protests over singer’s death

By alternativeafrica
July 1, 2020
381
0
Share:

London, July 1, 2020 (AltAfrica)-At least 50 people were killed in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region in protests following the fatal shooting of a popular singer, a regional spokesman said on Wednesday.

Violent demonstrations have resulted to the death of about 50 people in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa after Hachalu Hundessa, a hugely popular Oromo protest singer was killed by unidentified gunmen on Tuesday. (Twitter)

READ ALSO: AHEAD OF FLIGHT RESUMPTION, EGYPTAIR INSTALLS SPECIAL FILTER THAT KILLS 99 PERCENT OF VIRUSES, MICROBES ON BOARD

Accompanied by thousands of youth, the body of #HachaluHundessa departed to #Ambo from St. Poulos Hospital. #Ethiopia#Oromia pic.twitter.com/Z7Nka8rI8Y

— Haimanot Ashenafi (@Haimanotwua) June 30, 2020

Musician Haacaaluu Hundeessaa was shot dead on Monday night in what police said was a targeted killing. Protests broke out the next morning in the capital and other cities in the Oromiya region.

The dead included protesters and members of the security forces, spokesman Getachew Balcha said. Some businesses had also been set on fire.

Too Young and Too Talented To Die.
My Heartfelt Condolences To His Family and Fans.
Rest In Peace Hachalu Hundessa. #HachaluHundessa pic.twitter.com/E6czTxjGr1

— Berhane Negussie (@Brinnium) June 29, 2020

“We were not prepared for this,” he said.

Police said late on Tuesday that a policeman was also killed in Addis Ababa, and three blasts had killed and injured an unspecified number of people.

The 34-year-old was known for political songs in support of the ethnic Oromo group’s fight against repression.

Haacaaluu’s songs provided a soundtrack to a generation of young protesters whose three years of street demonstrations culminated in the resignation of the previous prime minister and the beginning of an era with greater political freedoms.

Despite being Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group, the Oromos have long complained of being marginalised, both economically and politically.

His funeral is due to take place on Thursday. RFI

SHARE ON:
TagsEthiopiaHaacaaluu HundeessaaMass Death
Previous Article

Ahead of flight resumption, EgyptAir installs special ...

Next Article

Campaign launched to erect statue of Jack ...

0
Shares
  • 0
  • +
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

alternativeafrica

Related articles More from author

  • AfricaAnne's DiaryBusinessFeatureNews Now

    Ethiopia scores another first after opening historic all-female operated bank

    April 27, 2019
    By alternativeafrica
  • AfricaArts & CultureBusinessFeatureNews Now

    Inside Ethiopia’s secretive Imperial Palace opened for the first time in a century

    October 20, 2019
    By alternativeafrica
  • BusinessNews Now

    The plight of Ethiopia’s internally displaced persons

    October 5, 2017
    By alternativeafrica
  • AfricaBusinessNews NowTechnology

    Ethiopia joins Africa’s Artificial Intelligence revolution

    October 2, 2020
    By alternativeafrica
  • News Now

    Ethiopia, Eritrea historic peace accord represent “wind of hope’ in Africa-UN chief

    September 17, 2018
    By alternativeafrica
  • AfricaBusinessNews Now

    Ethiopia, Tanzania hold Africa’s largest livestock population

    December 6, 2020
    By alternativeafrica

Leave a reply Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

You might be interested

  • BusinessNews Now

    Brazil and Africa explore common interests

  • BusinessNews Now

    South Africa’s April Manufacturing Output Up By 1.1 Percentage

  • BusinessNews Now

    Angola set to export coffee to US after a 40-year break

Timeline

  • January 22, 2021

    New research says herd immunity may not be achievable even with high vaccine uptake

  • January 22, 2021

    Mali to buy 8.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine

  • January 22, 2021

    Nigeria releases $16.9m to set up 38 oxygen plants amid COVID-19 surge

  • January 21, 2021

    Nigeria approves new incentives to boost teachers morale

  • January 21, 2021

    With a raft of Executive Orders, Biden reverses Muslim travel, returns US to WHO, Paris Agreement

  • Popular

  • Comments

  • Lagos govt confirms first case of deadly coronavirus infection in Nigeria

    By alternativeafrica
    February 28, 2020
  • Keynote Address of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at 2018 Oxford Africa Conference

    By PSJ Africa
    May 14, 2018
  • Morocco begins regional integration by connecting Casablanca Airport with High Speed Train

    By alternativeafrica
    January 4, 2020
  • Kenyan govt pressure Facebook for data on Kenyan users

    By alternativeafrica
    November 20, 2019
  • Nigeria: 32,000 capacity Lagos rice mill to start production in 2020

    By alternativeafrica
    December 23, 2019
  • The return of fortress conservation: why excluding people means biodiversity conservation will fail – Future agricultures
    on
    October 16, 2020

    Inside the training camp of Akashinga, Zimbabwe’s armed, all-women anti-poaching rangers

    […] In parallel to ...
  • The return of fortress conservation: why excluding people means biodiversity conservation will fail - The Zimbabwean
    on
    October 12, 2020

    Inside the training camp of Akashinga, Zimbabwe’s armed, all-women anti-poaching rangers

    […] In parallel to ...
  • Ethiopia joins Africa's Artificial Intelligence revolution | Alternative Africa
    on
    October 2, 2020

    Spending on Artificial Intelligence Systems in Africa, Middle East to top $374 million in 2020

    […] Many African countries ...
  • The 5 most popular Africans 2020
    on
    September 25, 2020

    Celebrating Congolese doctor Jean-Jacques Muyembe, the man behind breakthrough of Ebola cure

    […] Dr. Jean-Jacques Muyembe ...
  • Millitants in Central Mali Set Jail Ablaze in Attack Killing Two | taktik(z) GDI (Government Defense ...
    on
    August 11, 2020

    Fifteen gendarmes killed in another attack on Mali camp

    […] attack fol­lowed a January ...
AlternativeAfrica.com is an independent Pan African News Website dedicated primarily to influencing the negative narratives about Africa. We hope to do this by focusing and showcasing the many developmental strides sweeping across the continent.

Read more >>>

Contact Info

  • info@alternativeafrica.com
  • Recent

  • Popular

  • Comments

  • New research says herd immunity may not be achievable even with high vaccine uptake

    By alternativeafrica
    January 22, 2021
  • Mali to buy 8.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine

    By alternativeafrica
    January 22, 2021
  • Nigeria releases $16.9m to set up 38 oxygen plants amid COVID-19 surge

    By alternativeafrica
    January 22, 2021
  • Nigeria approves new incentives to boost teachers morale

    By alternativeafrica
    January 21, 2021
  • Lagos govt confirms first case of deadly coronavirus infection in Nigeria

    By alternativeafrica
    February 28, 2020
  • Keynote Address of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at 2018 Oxford Africa Conference

    By PSJ Africa
    May 14, 2018
  • Macron in Ivory Coast to launch anti-terrorism academy

    By alternativeafrica
    December 21, 2019
  • Kenyan govt pressure Facebook for data on Kenyan users

    By alternativeafrica
    November 20, 2019
  • The return of fortress conservation: why excluding people means biodiversity conservation will fail – Future agricultures
    on
    October 16, 2020

    Inside the training camp of Akashinga, Zimbabwe’s armed, all-women anti-poaching rangers

    […] In parallel to ...
  • The return of fortress conservation: why excluding people means biodiversity conservation will fail - The Zimbabwean
    on
    October 12, 2020

    Inside the training camp of Akashinga, Zimbabwe’s armed, all-women anti-poaching rangers

    […] In parallel to ...
  • Ethiopia joins Africa's Artificial Intelligence revolution | Alternative Africa
    on
    October 2, 2020

    Spending on Artificial Intelligence Systems in Africa, Middle East to top $374 million in 2020

    […] Many African countries ...
  • The 5 most popular Africans 2020
    on
    September 25, 2020

    Celebrating Congolese doctor Jean-Jacques Muyembe, the man behind breakthrough of Ebola cure

    […] Dr. Jean-Jacques Muyembe ...

Photostream

    Follow us

    • Home
    • About Us
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms of Use
    • Contact Us
    © Copyright Alternative Africa 2019. All rights reserved.