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.
Rome and the world bid farewell to Pope Francis
Presidents, royalty and simple mourners bade farewell to Pope Francis on Saturday at a solemn funeral ceremony, where a cardinal appealed for the pontiff's legacy of caring for migrants, the downtrodden and the environment to be kept alive.
Trump, Zelenskyy meet in Vatican basilica to seek Ukraine peace
US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis, met one-on-one in a marble-lined Vatican basilica on Saturday to try to revive faltering efforts to end Russia's war with Ukraine.
Large explosion hits port in southern Iran
A large explosion rocked Shahid Rajaee port in the southern Iranian city of Bandar Abbas on Saturday, killing at least four people and injuring more than 500.
Funeral of Pope Francis begins
Pope Francis' wooden coffin was carried into St. Peter's Square on Saturday at the start of a funeral Mass attended by a multitude of mourners, including world leaders, pilgrims and prelates.
