Ethiopian Protesters Attack Factories in Africa's Rising Economic Star

Protesters in Ethiopia damaged almost a dozen mostly foreign-owned factories and flower farms and destroyed scores of vehicles this week, adding economic casualties to a rising death toll in a wave of unrest over land grabs and rights. The violence has cast a shadow over a nation where a state-led industrial drive has created one of Africa's fastest-growing economies, but where the government has also faced rising international criticism and popular opposition to its authoritarian...

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