Sputnik looks at the ethnic puzzle which is Ethiopia and muses about whether it is about to fall apart. They ruled with an iron hand and stamped down on any attempts to whip up ethnic tensions between the various groups. Desalegn maintained similar policies to Zenawi and the Ethiopian economy continued to boom but he freed political prisoners - including Brig. According to the World Population Review, the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia is the Oromos, who make up 34 percent of the population. The next few days and months will show whether he is capable of keeping the lid on those ethnic tensions.

Source: Ethiopian News June 24, 2019 15:33 UTC