Sunday 17 October 2010

Ethiopia: Ogaden's ONLF rebels choose peace over war

The peace signing agreement between Ethiopian government and Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) was conducted in Sheraton Addis Lalibela Hall. EF reports that ONLF "decided to be governed by the constitution and to follows the peaceful path. "
Several hundreds of innocent Ogaden civilians have died during the conflict between the ONLF and pro-government forces in the region. Human rights groups have accused the Ethiopian government of war crimes in the ogaden region while blaming the ONLF for massacre of non-Ogaden clan somalis and using civilians as human shield.

During the peace signing ceremony, speeches were made by Ethiopian government represenative Abay Tsehaye, the chairman of the Supreme Council of the ONLF Eng Salahdin Abdurahman Maow and the President of the Somali Regional state Mr. Abdi Mohammed Omar.

ONLF's Maow said "we have come to understand the destructive nature of war and that war is not the only solution"Read More

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