Category: Gambella
Gambella region is a federal state of Ethiopia dominated by Nuer and Anuak groups.
The region is inhabited by 422,002 people (2016 est) and covers 29,782.82 km2 (11,499.21 sq mi) area.
Its capital is Gambella city with a population of 70,000.
At regional level, the ethno-linguistic composition of the region was 47% Nuer, 22% Anuak, 8.4% Amhara, 5% Kafficho and 4.8% Oromo, 4% Mezhenger, 2.3% Shakicho, 1.4% Kambaata and 1.3% Tigrayans, according to the 2007 Census.
In the regional capital, the Anuak made up roughly half of the town’s population, followed by the Oromo (20%), the Amhara (10%), the Nuer (8%), and the Tigrayans (6%).
Read below Gambella related news and articles.
Leaked document: South Sudan infiltrates Ethiopia’s Gambella political system
(South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) South Sudanese government agents have penetrated Ethiopia’s Gambella region political system.
Breaking| Ethiopia: 3 killed, 5 injured in Gambella’s unrest
[Updated with details on the third death] At least three killed, six wounded as riots.
Breaking| Ethiopia: Angry protesters stoned Gambella President car
Gambella city residents staged a spontaneous demonstration after a refugee mob maimed and killed several.
Breaking news| Ethiopia: 8 “highlanders” killed by South Sudanese refugees
South Sudanese refugees killed at least eight Ethiopians, around Gambella town, on Thursday, locals told HornAffairs..
Ethiopian troops are conducting broad area search at two locations close and inside South Sudan,.
Ethiopian troops identified and surrounded the areas where South Sudanese gunmen are keeping the abducted.
Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn confirmed 108 children are being held hostage, in his first statement.
Two hundred killed in Ethiopia-South Sudan border areas
An attack by South Sudanese men and Ethiopian retaliations have so far cost at least.
Ethiopia cancels Karuturi’s 100 thousand hc. farmland contract
Ethiopian government disclosed today the cancellation of Karuturi Global Ltd. land lease contract. The Indian.
Karuturi under the spotlight
(Berhanu Fekade) * Officials fretful on loan repayment, land lease and country’s image * CEO.