Borkena reached out to Gedu Andargachew via e-mail to confirm the news but has not yet received a response. Last month, it was reported that Gedu has been under house arrest since he opposed the declaration of a state of emergency in the Amhara region of Ethiopia in August 2023. Last Friday, the Ethiopian parliament – which is seen as a rubber stamp of Abiy Ahmed’s government – extended the state of emergency for another four months. Gedu Andargachew has served as president of the Amhara region of Ethiopia for a long time. After Abiy Ahmed fired Gedu Andargachew from party position and a role of national security advisor, he has been serving as Chairperson of Board of Directors Tseday Bank.

Source: Ethiopian News February 05, 2024 05:13 UTC