has declared a state of emergency following the unrest in the restive Oromia and Amhara regional states, after resigned on Thursday, according to a state television broadcast. However, the duration of the state of the emergency was not disclosed in the broadcast, the Anadolu news agency reported. Mulatu Gemechu, of the opposition Oromo Federalist Congress, said needed a completely new political system after years of unrest. Demonstrations first spread across the country in 2015 amid calls for political and economic reforms. The demonstrations came to an end only after the government agreed to release the political prisoners.

Source: Ethiopian News February 17, 2018 06:00 UTC