Related NewsEthiopian Defense Minister Siraj Fegessa on Saturday said a state of emergency imposed by Ethiopia after the prime minister resigned will last six months. “Ethiopia bans protests, publications that incite violence during emergency rule. Since January, Ethiopia has released over 6,000 prisoners charged with taking part in mass protests and, in some cases, offences against the state. Many of the prisoners took part in anti-government protests in 2015 and 2016 in Amhara and Oromiya, the country’s two most populous provinces. The government previously imposed a state of emergency in October 2016, which was lifted in August 2017.

Source: Ethiopian News February 17, 2018 12:33 UTC