mind over matterWho is Abiy Ahmed, the man who has been Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018? But the remote origins of the crisis in Ethiopia stem from opposing narratives around the country’s imperial history. They agree with a diaspora analyst who argues that “Abiy has deliberately crafted a deceptive ethos as a persuasive tool”. READ MORE Where next for Abiy’s Ethiopia after Tigray operation ‘completed’? Abiy has systematically refused, either because he sincerely believes he is a messiah, the only one who can “‘Pentecostalize’ Ethiopian politics”, as described by anthropologist Dereje Feyissa, or simply out of a thirst for power.

Source: Ethiopian News December 29, 2020 09:45 UTC