How An Exiled Activist In Minnesota Helped Spur Big Political Changes In EthiopiaEnlarge this image toggle caption Maheder Haileselassie Tadese/AFP/Getty Images Maheder Haileselassie Tadese/AFP/Getty ImagesIn person, Jawar Mohammed is quieter, smaller than the big persona he has built online. On his network, broadcasting from Minnesota to Ethiopia via satellite and social media, he decried injustice. He highlighted Oromo history and encouraged young Oromos to be proud of their culture. Enlarge this image toggle caption Zacharias Abubeker/AFP/Getty Images Zacharias Abubeker/AFP/Getty ImagesIn August, Jawar returned to Ethiopia as a hero. "We were not the ones who hung him," Kemal says, blaming another group for trying to spark a new conflict between young Oromos and police.

Source: Ethiopian News December 06, 2018 19:14 UTC