Now, after 27 years of less homicidal but still authoritarian rule by the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front ( EPRDF ), Ethiopians are getting their first real taste of freedom (see article). For the past 15 years Ethiopia’s GDP has expanded at 10% a year from a low base, the government says. Ethiopia is home to more than 80 ethnic groups. In the short term he will need the army and police to stop ethnic violence, but under orders to show restraint. Elections in other African countries have often sparked ethnic violence.

Source: Ethiopian News December 06, 2018 15:33 UTC