Ethiopian prime minister compared to Mandela now ruling with an iron fist

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, 44, burst onto the international scene as a leading light in African politics when he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019.

Elections have been twice delayed this year, now indefinitely, due to the pandemic. Those same opposition groups who were invited back from exile have since been locked up, according to Allo.

"The Ethiopian authorities have made notable progress in changing the country's bleak human rights record," Amnesty International's director for East and Southern Africa, Deprose Muchena,back in May."However, it is unacceptable that the security forces should be allowed to carry on committing human rights violations with impunity."

People gather to protest against the treatment of the ethnic Oromo group in Ethiopia, outside Downing Street in London, July 3, 2020. Domestic turmoil also threatens to undermine that newly negotiated peace. Last month, authorities in the Tigray region, led by the Tigray People's Liberation Front,despite a pandemic-induced delay to an August 2020 vote. In response, Abiy's government has effectively frozen them out, sparking fears Ethiopia not only could fracture but also undermine the peace deal with Eritrea.

Other experts, such as Yohannes Gedamu, a lecturer in political science at Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville, Georgia, are not so pessimistic. He points to Ethiopia's long history of suppressing descent and the problems of a"highly entrenched ethnic state" as reasons for Abiy's policies.

 

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Can't say I am Surprised

matigary 🤣🤣🤣

If you see whites starting to hate him you must know he's doing the right thing

thabanimnyama do you remember when this guy was a darling and even Zimbabweans were SBWLing him

vargoe21 your friends ZimMediaReview spent the whole of last year hyping PM Abiy. Look at him now lol. Its not easy to be a leader.

This is VERY sad. In 50 yrs, no African will be head of government in Africa. In another 10-20 yrs, Africa will see its first Asian leader; and that will only be the beginning of the end of 'black' leadership in Africa.

This just lowers your value and status and wont affect the democratic and prospers route Ethiopia has started with her legend.

It is very irritating you mention the name awol allo here. Every problem in the country is created by the ormo extremists and tplf. You should follow up the countries situation before putting yourself in the side of awol allo which is an extremist oromo .

They want him to please Egypt. No way!?

Yeah, after surviving a coup.

I like his stand on the Ethiopian Nile dam project. Africa should decide on what to do with our resources without interference from the damn imperialists

Nothing that comes from Awol Allo mouth is true! do better! PM Abiy Ahmed is the best thing that happened to the country! Awol Allo is a toxic human being who wants his party to dominate and above the law!

It’s an opinion of a single person. We know Awol’s stance on Ethiopian politics. Just because he has access to media, it does not mean his opinions are fact. Ethiopian politics requires a thorough research. Abiy is not innocent but this opinion is not genuine either.

Western journos don't get it. This Pm was on the verge of being coupe de tat if he didn't flex. People were randomly being murdered on the streets by his detractors. Matter of fact, he was too patient. I was not even his biggest fan but now I support him 100%. Do your homework!

Any reporting on Bidens laptopgate? Boring. U people go to no ends. Who really gives a shit about a Ethiopian Prime Minister. All of a sudden this is important. Unreal.

This is a very biased report, i’m a little surprised is not reporting it as “Opinion” instead of an actual news

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