Ethiopia: Ethnic strife threatens church’s unity
06 September 2019 |
10:18 am
Simmering ethnic strife in Ethiopia has reached the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Nationalists of the biggest ethnic group, the Oromo, are threatening to split the church. Developments are bound to further undermine unity.
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