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Ethiopia: Premier vows to continue crackdown on suspects of corruption, human rights abuses

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (November 15, 2018) “Ethiopia should not be a country where some steal in millions of dollars while others scavenge for food in dumpsters,” Ethiopia’s Prime Minister said in his written statement today. Dr. Abiy Ahmed has vowed that his government would continue crackdown on officials suspected of corruption and human rights abuses. Scores of army ...

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Ethiopia: Group says would give up arms if PM implements promises

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (June 20, 2018) An armed opposition group said it would give up arms if Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed fulfill promises of change, scrap laws that restrict political opponents and do away with obstacles to a democratic transition. In response to a speech by the Premier on Monday that called on opposition groups abroad to give ...

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