Let’s follow British lead on aid to Ethiopia

ETHIOPIAN police recently shot and wounded 16 people, three of them seriously, when a procession by tens of thousands of Orthodox Christians turned violent.

Let’s follow British lead on aid to Ethiopia
Mon, 06 Feb, 2006 - 00:00

The latest outburst of police brutality follows post-election demonstrations which saw over 80 people shot dead by the army in Addis Ababa in two separate clashes in June and November.

The British government is suspending all government-to-government aid (£50 million) to the country.

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