Ethiopia rounds up high-profile Tigrayans, U.N. staff
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NAIROBI (Reuters) -Ethiopian authorities have rounded up high-profile Tigrayans – from a bank CEO to priests – as well as United Nations staff in a mass crackdown on suspected supporters of rebellious northern forces, according to people linked to the detainees. Police denied targeting the Tigrayan ethnic group, saying those arrested were believed to have links to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which has fought central government https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/addis-ababa-government-urges-residents-register-arms-media-2021-11-02 for a year. The war has killed thousands, for…