THREAD: Our investigation into the Koree Nageenyaa, a secretive committee of senior officials in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region is out. It details how the group, formed at @AbiyAhmedAli instigation, ordered 100s of illegal detentions and dozens of killings. reuters.com/investigates/s… @AbiyAhmedAli Among the killings was a massacre of 14 Karayyuu men that the gov blamed on the OLA. Oromiya gov launched its inquiry resulting in a internal report, reviewed by @Reuters, citing witnesses as saying regional government forces carried out the killings. Abiy was briefed twice on it

🧵On forced recruitment in #Ethiopia's #Tigray - For the past 4 months @Reuters spoke w. residents of Tigray, captured fighters and aid workers who detailed how authorities are forcing young people to join their army by threatening and jailing relatives. reuters.com/world/africa/s… This began late last year, accelerated in January and intensified with mass arrests last month six #Tigray residents told @Reuters. All said they had friends or family members detained in an aggressive push to make people enlist.