The chairman of the African Union commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has condemned recent killings in Ethiopia following inter-communal violence.

Ethnic violence has been on the rise in the country, with an attack on Sunday in Oromia state resulting in the death of 32 people.

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said members of the Amhara ethnic group, the country's second largest ethnic group, were targeted in the attack.

Mr Faki Mahamat, in a statement, urged "refrain from inflammatory rhetoric" and called for dialogue on key issues.
He stressed the need to "work towards deescalating tensions in the country".