Their only way to participate in the political and social life of the newly established Ethiopian state was to adopt the conquerors’ customs. While the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) coalition took power in Addis Abeba, Eritreans decided in a referendum to secede from Ethiopia in 1993. The people did not struggle for a reformed EPRDF The Ethiopian people’s struggle is for the establishment of a truly democratic system of government. Regardless of its inclination for a federal political system, the ideological makeup of the state hardly changed. Finally, as a national priority, the Ethiopian government passed legislation to construct ten industrial parks across federal regions in 2014.

Source: Ethiopian News January 22, 2023 09:17 UTC