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An inquiry committee set up by the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (Nebe) has confirmed the house arrest of the chairman of the opposition Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), Dawud Ibsa since May 2021. Security agents have surrounded Mr. Dawud’s residence and are preventing visits to the president, according to reports. …

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 …