Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the country is ready to host the upcoming 28th African Union (AU) Summit which comes off in the capital, Addis Ababa. According to the Federal Police Commission, a security committee was in place to ensure total serenity during the high level summit. The earlier meeting in Rwanda was famous for the launch of the AU passport back in July 2016. The AU had sometime last year expressed concerns over security in Ethiopia, where its headquarters is. AU expresses concern about upcoming Summit in restive Ethiopia https://t.co/1DA197duXg pic.twitter.com/HY4qQPY35Y — africanews (@africanews) December 16, 2016The protests led to mass arrests by the government.

Source: Ethiopian News January 26, 2017 04:03 UTC