Ethiopia’s prime minister Hailemariam Desalegn has offered to resign from his position as premier of the country and chairman of the ruling coalition. Desalegn’s resignation comes as the country struggles to conatin a political crisis with unrest in the restive Oromia region. Desalegn became prime minister of Eastern Africa’s biggest economy in 2012 after the death of his predecessor, Meles Zenawi. He has previously served as deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs. But his failure to deal with a political crisis that has seen hundreds of people die in demonstrations against political restrictions and human rights abuses, since 2015, has proved costly.

Source: Ethiopian News February 15, 2018 13:01 UTC