Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday received a special peace and reconciliation award from the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church, EOTC. Abiy had visited His Holiness Abune Merkorios, the fourth Patriarch of the EOTC who recently returned to the country after years in exile. After a reconciliation event in the United States, the Patriarch agreed to return to Ethiopia. The PM’s entourage arrived in Addis Ababa on the same plane with Abune Merkorios. PM Abiy handed over keys to His Holiness Abune Merkorios, the 4th Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church, who returned to his homeland recently.

Source: Ethiopian News September 10, 2018 02:26 UTC