(Bloomberg Opinion) -- By the Ethiopian 13-month almanac, which runs roughly seven-and-a-half years behind the Gregorian calendar, last Friday marked the start of 2013. The prime minister will want to restore calm before the planned partial privatization of Ethiopia’s telecommunications sector early next year. Managing Ethiopia’s ethnic rivalries was always going to be difficult, the more so for a leader without a proven mandate. The ensuing violent protests prompted the prime minister to call out the security forces; hundreds were killed, and thousands arrested, many without charges. Bobby Ghosh is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist.

Source: Ethiopian News September 18, 2020 09:11 UTC