Residents of Bishoftu crossing their wrists above their heads as a symbol for the Oromo anti-government protest movement during the Oromo new year holiday Irreecha in Bishoftu on October 2, 2016. The protests led the government to declare as state of emergency. PHOTO | AFP
Ethiopia on Friday lifted the nationwide state of emergency it had declared last year following violent protests.
Siraj Fegessa, the Defence minister, told an emergency meeting of Council of Ministers in Addis Abba that the situation has improved and could now be handled by local security.
