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A man sprays himself water during the celebration of “Irreechaa”, the Oromo people thanksgiving holiday, on the shore of a lake near the city of Bishoftu, Ethiopia, on October 3, 2021. Scores of people died in the October 2016 stampede that marred the celebration of Irreecha, a thanksgiving festival for Ethiopia's largest ethnic group, the Oromos. The carnage, triggered by soldiers using tear gas and live rounds to control anti-government protesters, was a major flashpoint in the years-long movement that swept Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia's first Oromo ruler, to power. (Photo by Eduardo Soteras/AFP Photo)
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