Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's office issued a state of emergency after days of clashes between security forces and a militia group in the Amhara region.
Ednews informs via DW that Ethiopia's government announced a state of emergency on Friday, following days of clashes between the federal security forces and local ethnic militia in the northern Amhara region.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's office declared the state of emergency in Amhara, the country's second-most populous region.
"It has become necessary to declare a state of emergency as a situation has emerged where it has become difficult to control this unacceptable movement under current law," it said in a statement. "The threat the activity is imposing on national security and public peace is increasing day by day."
Amhara is one of Ethiopia's 11 regions. Each region has its own police force and militia.