A problem for Ethiopia's leader: the young men who helped him to power
Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr AbiyAhmed. Analysts say even though he has been cast as a reformer, they warn that his pursuit of change may not prove smooth sailing. AFP PHOTO | SUMY SADRUNI
They were tortured for their political beliefs. They saw friends shot dead by security forces. They were forced to cut their hair and give up other cultural traditions. This year, they say, they caused a revolution.
Young men from Ethiopia’s Oromo, the country’s largest ethnic group, proudly declare “we won” when describing their role in the rise of 42-year-old reformer Abiy Ahmed, also an Oromo, to become prime minister.
