Ethiopia Insight posted on 18 June 2021 a commentary titled the "The Spiraling Situation in Ethiopia's Benishangul-Gumuz Region" by Tsegaye Birhanu, Linnaeus University in Sweden.
The author argues that people in Benishangul-Gumuz Region, which borders Sudan and is the location of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, are not receiving the humanitarian support they need and the attention they deserve. Ethnic violence is common and over 100,000 people, mainly Amhara and Agaw, have been displaced. Major roads are closed and food shortages are serious.
