Hailemariam Desalegn has announced his resignation as Ethiopia's Prime Minister and chair of the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF). According to some analysts, the prime minister since 2012 was expected to step down at the EPRDF congress scheduled for later this year, but today's move came as a surprise. An Oromo prime minister would not necessarily mean the regime would change it how it governs, but it would be a symbolic victory for the protests in that region. It remains to be seen how many of these protesters demands will, and can, be met by a new EPRDF prime minister. Some are now suggesting the new prime minister will be from the OPDO.

Source: Ethiopian News February 15, 2018 15:00 UTC