Wave of violence forces over 40 investors and farmers to flee Benishangul - Ethiopia Observer

Wave of violence forces over 40 investors and farmers to flee Benishangul - Ethiopia Observer

Following a series of attacks in which twenty people were killed, many investors and farmers are leaving Benishangul-Gumuz, abandoning their commercial farms, according to reports. The region’s industry and investment bureau announced that it had been informed of the departure of approximately 45 investors and commercial farmers—most of them engaged in producing oil products destined for export—within the past two weeks, due to ongoing violence …