Ethiopian Sugar Plant Stops Work After Attack by Rebel Army
- OLA rebels set sugarcane, tractors on fire at Finachaa factory
- Nation makes 325,400 tons of sugar a year, uses 700,000 tons
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Ethiopian Sugar Corp. said the Horn of Africa nation’s biggest miller of the sweetener has been out of operation since Feb. 9 after an attack by the rebel Oromo Liberation Army.
Finachaa Sugar factory, which has an annual production capacity of 270,000 tons, has seen repeated attacks by the group, according to company spokesperson Reta Demeke. In the latest incident, militia set tractors and sugarcane on fire, forcing operations to be suspended, he added.