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ESAT DC Daily News – Mon April 02, 2018
U.S. expresses support to new PM, renewed calls to lift emergency law
By Engidu Woldie ESAT News (April 2, 2018) The United States said today it would support the newly elected Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, in his government bid to “rapid implementation of democratic and economic reforms.” The U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa also said in a statement that it “looks forward to the lifting of the State of Emergency.” ...
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ESAT Daily News Amsterdam – April 02, 2018
Ethiopia: New PM vows to respect rights and embrace freedom
by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (April 2, 2018) Abiy Ahmed, who swore in today as Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, said that the country needed to respect human rights, freedom of expression and assembly in the spirit of the constitution, which has been routinely violated by the regime. In a speech that called for healing, reconciliation and unity in a country ...
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