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Abiy disinters demons buried over 3,000 years

Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed waves to the crowd during a rally on Meskel Square in Addis Ababa on June 23, 2018. PHOTO | YONAS TADESE | AFP

By  Charles Onyango-Obbo

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I hadn’t been back to Ethiopia since its zealously reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came to power a year ago. I finally did.

One thing hasn’t changed from the pre-Abiy Addis Ababa—the building craze is still fully on, and seems to have gained momentum.

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