An Ethiopian diplomat who was part of the government delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in New York last month has sought political asylum in the United States. Baye Tadesse Teferi, the state’s chief protocol officer, quit his job in the United States after serving over two years with the government, he told VOA Amharic on Tuesday. Teferi attended the summit with the Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn who has since returned. Ethiopia is regarded as one of Africa’s fastest growing economies yet many citizens have faced repression by security forces and the government. The Ethiopian government reacted with force to the protests, leading to the death of about a thousand people, arrests, state of emergency, internet shutdowns among other measures to stop the protests.

Source: Ethiopian News October 04, 2017 13:53 UTC