source: ESAT
actor1: Protesters (Ethiopia)
actor2: N/A
location: Shakiso
notes: On 1 May, the renewal of a gold mining project for another ten years triggered street protests in five towns in Southern Ethiopia. Locals say the project, which has exploited their natural resources for over twenty years has not benefited the poor. Residents of Shakiso and Fincha towns in Guji zone in Southern Ethiopia have taken to the streets after authorities extended contracts to MIDROC, a company owned by an Ethiopian born Saudi tycoon. [size=no report]