Source: Xinhua| 2017-07-19 00:11:25|Editor: yanVideo Player CloseADDIS ABABA, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The Command Post, a special entity established to watch over the implementation of Ethiopia's state of emergency which came into effect last October, hailed its nine-month performance as successful. Africa's second most populous nation has been under a state of emergency period for the last nine months, following the Ethiopian parliament's decision on March 30 to extend the initial six-month period by additional four months. Siraj Fegessa, Ethiopia's Defense Minister and Secretariat of the Command Post, speaking at a meeting on Tuesday organized to evaluate the nine-month performance report of the Command Post, said that the implementation of the state of emergency has improved Ethiopia's peace and security situation. He also indicated that further extension of the state of emergency period "will be decided by relevant bodies." Much of these restrictions were, however, lifted as the country's peace and security situation improved.

Source: Ethiopian News July 18, 2017 16:18 UTC