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Peter Yeung

‘We just want peace’: A pacifist community amid Ethiopia’s Amhara conflict

Villagers in Awra Amba [Peter Yeung/Al Jazeera]

Awra Amba, Ethiopia – Aregash Nuru pointed at the rolling green landscape in Ethiopia’s central Amhara region. “We used to watch sunset from the hills,” she said with a sigh. “But no more.”

These days, it is too dangerous to risk leaving the safety of the village, according to Nuru, a 30-year-old accountant and local tour guide. Gunshots can sometimes be heard from afar. Locals have been kidnapped. Schools have been forced to shut.

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