Oromo opposition leader arrested

Chairman of the opposition Oromo Federalist Congress in Ethiopia has been arrested after he came back from a meeting with members of the European Parliament in Brussels. Merera Gudina was arrested in his house in the capital Addis Ababa, according to media reports. “Merera arrived in Addis Ababa on Wednesday morning from a trip to […]

Chairman of the opposition Oromo Federalist Congress in Ethiopia has been arrested after he came back from a meeting with members of the European Parliament in Brussels.

Merera Gudina was arrested in his house in the capital Addis Ababa, according to media reports.

“Merera arrived in Addis Ababa on Wednesday morning from a trip to Brussels, where he met members of the European Parliament,” Gebru Gebremariam, deputy chairman of the Oromo Federalist Congress, told the Reuters.