No fewer than nine civilians have been killed and 12 others injured by the Ethiopian army by mistake in Moyale town in Shoaber District. The Army explained that the incident happened on Saturday while enforcing the state of emergency. Critics say the sporadic anti-government protests were the consequences of the 2015 national election in which the ruling coalition, the Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), declared 100 per cent parliament win, along with a few supporting parties. The EPRDF executive committee has started consultations to appoint its party chairman, who will replace Mr Hailemariam and become prime minister by default after being sworn-in in parliament. So far, there were no indications of when the consultations would be concluded and a new prime minister named.

Source: Ethiopian News March 13, 2018 04:30 UTC