Abiy Ahmed: The Ethiopian Prime Minister Who Captured Africa’s Imagination — CNNIn 2019, Abiy has one real job: to cement his position as the front-runner in Ethiopia's 2020 elections. Yet one African leader’s 2018 story has gripped the continent’s imagination because of the heady pace of change his appointment has engineered. Abiy Ahmed took over as Ethiopia’s Prime Minister in April. That victory secured his place as Prime Minister of an East African powerhouse. Torturing, putting people in dark rooms, is our act of terrorism.”This was a profound admission by a Prime Minister, unheard of in modern-day Africa.

Source: Ethiopian News January 01, 2019 06:11 UTC