The first one was the announcement by Mr Hailemariam that he had been nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. No more secretsThe ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) party thrived hitherto in part because of its secretive culture. Africa economists and analysts that cover Ethiopia have some of the hardest jobs in research precisely because of this. Simply put: Mr Hailemariam broke the code. An analysis of news in the public domain confirms the following: One, Mr Hailemariam and a few others within the EPRDF seem genuinely interested in mending fences with aggrieved ethnic groups in the country.

Source: Ethiopian News February 27, 2018 00:00 UTC