This came after Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn resigned, explaining that he wanted to clear the way for reforms. DW journalist Mega Bula says that steps like releasing a couple of thousand political prisoners are just for show. The country's biggest ethnic group has long complained of marginalization and protests by the Oromo are among the most important. Ethiopia's biggest ethnic group, as opposed to the Amhara, has never held power before. Watch video 01:25 Share Ethiopia frees prisoners Send Facebook Google+ Whatsapp Tumblr linkedin stumble Digg reddit Newsvine Permalink http://p.dw.com/p/2siMK Ethiopia frees political prisoners after protestsAzeb-Tadesse Hahn contributed to this article

Source: Ethiopian News February 19, 2018 13:41 UTC