Protesters have taken to the streets in Ethiopia to declare a new region.
They blocked roads and burned tires as security forces put an end to a meeting of activists in the city of Hawassa.
Thousands had gathered on Thursday to pronounce a new region for their Sidama ethnic group.
The country's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has promised that his regime will implement peaceful political reforms.
However demands from competing ethno-nationalist groups have been on the rise.
Trump accepts Nobel medal from Venezuelan opposition leader Machado
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has given her Nobel Peace Prize medal to US President Donald Trump on Thursday during a White House meeting, as she tries to gain some influence over how the president shapes the South American country's political future.
At least seven killed in Uganda violence, Museveni dominates election results
At least seven people were killed in violence overnight in central Uganda, police said on Friday, following national elections that looked set to extend veteran President Yoweri Museveni's rule into a fifth decade.
Thailand halts multiple major construction projects after fatal accidents
Thailand's Transport Ministry on Friday ordered a 15-day construction halt on 14 contracts involving Italian-Thai Development PCL as well as other large-scale projects overseen by the ministry, as it conducts safety inspections after two fatal crane accidents in two days.
Bus crashes into building in South Korea, leaving 13 injured, Yonhap says
A bus crashed into a building in South Korea's capital Seoul on Friday, leaving 13 people injured, including two in a serious condition, the Yonhap News Agency reported.
South Korea's ex-president Yoon given 5-year jail term in first ruling over martial law
A South Korean court on Friday sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison on charges that included obstructing attempts by authorities to arrest him following his failed bid to impose martial law in December 2024.
