Ethiopian Parliament Building (file)borkenaEthiopia’s House of People’s Representative ( the parliament) is meeting this Friday to extend the state of emergency imposed in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. Wazema Radio cited members of parliament, whose names are unspecified, to report that the first agenda of the special meeting is to extend the state of emergency in the Amhara region. The state of emergency was followed by an official full-fledged military campaign in the region involving mechanized contingents, infantry, and the Air Force. When the Ethiopian Parliament was moving to impose the state of emergency about six months ago, Gedu Andargachew, former president of the Amhara region, Foreign Affairs Minister, and Security advisor to the Prime Minister expressed his opposition to the parliament. He said the situation in the Amhara region could only be resolved by political dialogue and that the military situation will aggravate the situation.

Source: Ethiopian News February 01, 2024 21:42 UTC