Ethiopia’s ruling party will soon meet to elect a new leader, two weeks after Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn resigned amid the worst anti-government protests in a quarter century. Demeke Mekonnen, ANDM chairmanDemeke has served as one of Ethiopia’s deputy prime ministers since September 2012. He headed the cabinet’s administrative and security affairs coordination bureau for four years to 2005 under former Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. Lemma Megersa, OPDO deputy chairmanLemma, 47, became the president of Oromia region in October 2016 after Ethiopia declared a state of emergency following mass protests. He’s been Ethiopia’s deputy prime minister for the finance and economic cluster, the minister of communication, and chairs the National Economic Council.

Source: Ethiopian News March 02, 2018 11:37 UTC