Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday (May 1) lauded the efforts of Ethiopian Muslims in ensuring national unity stressing the need for all and sundry to do more to guard the current peace. Abiy was addressing a national gathering of Muslim leaders in the capital Addis Ababa as part of an ongoing conference that started last week. In attendance was the national Muslim leadership and Ethiopia’s Minister of Peace Muferiat Kamil. In his remarks at the Ethiopian Muslims Ulama conference this morning PM Abiy Ahmed emphasized that a strong Muslim community is the foundation for Ethiopia’s unity. Christianity (Ethiopian Orthodoxy, Pentay, Catholic) accounts for over 62%, followed byIslam at 33.9%.

Source: Ethiopian News May 02, 2019 08:15 UTC