The UK’s Minister for Africa Vicky Ford has met Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and called for an end to the conflict in the country. In the last stop of her visit to eastern Africa, the minister urged the warring sides to engage with the African Union-led mediation and expressed …
Read More »Ethiopia: PM Abiy calls on diaspora to return back in January
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has called on nationals of the country living abroad to return home. This call is part of an operation called “the Great Return”. The Prime Minister is betting to restore his image, more than a year after the start of the civil war and the …
Read More »Ethiopia: PM Abiy Ahmed returns to work after days on battlefield
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has returned to his usual work in the capital, Addis Ababa, after spending days leading federal troops to fight rebels in the north, his office said. “I am returning to the office as I have completed the first phase [of the conflict],” he was quoted …
Read More »Ethiopia: PM Abiy Ahmed appoints opposition members in new cabinet
Two days after being sworn in following his party’s victory in the controversial June election, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced his new cabinet. Three ministerial positions have gone to figures from opposition parties. The leader of the Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice party, Berhanu Nega, has been appointed minister …
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