By AGGREY MUTAMBO More by this AuthorEthiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is rarely described as a man under siege. Those accolades came as Abiy attempted to reform the country’s political system, freed prisoners and allowed banned entities to operate freely. Ethiopia faces two key challenges: structural anomalies entangled with the imperial past and a despotic culture,” said Awol Allo of Keele University. “Oromo protesters propelled Abiy to power because elites felt he could be a compromise leader. Abiy is using emergency laws applied by his predecessors to clamp down on the dissent.

Source: Daily Nation July 12, 2020 10:41 UTC