The Prime Minister of Ethiopia is expected to travel to Minneapolis on July 30 and the city authorities urge him to help end the conflict between the Oromo and Somali communities in that country.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took office in April. According to Minneapolis city council member Abdi Warsame, his trip will mark the first visit of an Ethiopian prime minister to the twin cities.
Clashes between Ethiopian Somali and Oromo groups in recent years have resulted in hundreds of deaths and mbad arrests. and the forced displacement of thousands of people. Abiy was hailed as a reformist leader who promised this month to end the hostility between Ethiopia and Eritrea following a brutal border war there is Two decades ago
Warsame recently raised a resolution condemning what he calls a "humanitarian crisis" in Ethiopia. He urged the Ethiopian government to respect the Oromo and Somali communities, and Abiy to take steps to end national violence and send displaced people back to their homes.
The Council adopted the resolution at its regular meeting on July 20th.
"The communities thought that it was a very important state to focus the spirit of the new Prime Minister on the importance of the lives of our civilians in Ethiopia," said Mr. Warsame. during a meeting. "It's a message of peace, it's a message of love."
Siad Ali, a member of the Minneapolis School Board, supported Warsame in support of the resolution.
"The Oromo and Somali communities are brothers and sisters and share everything in life." "Therefore, it is very important that we condemn violence in Ethiopia."
Minnesota hosts the largest diaspora of Somalis and Oromos of the nation.
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