Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Ambo, about 120km west of Addis Ababa, on April 11, 2018. President Abiy seems to have consolidated his power, without having to string opponents and critics up electricity poles in Addis Ababa as Mengistu Haile Mariam’s military junta did. PHOTO | AFP
The earth didn’t shake, but something big happened in Ethiopia last Wednesday.
Fikadu Tsega, an official in the Attorney General’s office told the Associated Press that more than 1,200 people have been killed, and more than 1.2 million displaced in clashes in the country over the past year.
