By GATU MBARIAMore by this AuthorThe ethnic nationalism now standing in the way of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s democratic reforms has its roots in the Cold War era. Demelash Gebremichael was appointed Director of National Intelligence and Security Service. Foiled putschIndeed, Abiy said the five people killed in the attempted coup were targeted for their reform credentials. During a recent discussion on Kenya-Ethiopia ties at the University of Nairobi, it emerged that Kenya, through which East Africa connects to Ethiopia via the Northern Corridor, could lose out in Abiy’s ongoing reforms. National security nightmare realThe brief says militant groups that joined forces in October 2016 to bring down the government are now a threat to Ethiopia’s national security and territorial integrity should the Abiy reforms not come through.

Source: Ethiopian News June 30, 2019 05:47 UTC