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JOHANNESBURG (AP) – Ethiopia has "no option" but to pursue a multi-party democracy, the reformist new prime minister said Sunday, again shaking up Africa's second most populous nation that has been ruled by a single coalition. 19659002] Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's chief of staff on Twitter, saying they were made during a meeting with leaders of more than 50 national and regional parties, including ones from overseas, who asked for reforms in the election
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The 42-year-old prime minister has announced that he will be sworn in April, with the release of opposition figures from prison and the embrace of a peace deal that led to the surprising restoration of diplomatic relations with longtime rival Eritrea
Just months ago Ethiopia, a nation of more than 100 million people, with widespread anti-government protests demanding more freedoms, with the United States and other expressing concerns over hundreds of reported deaths and tens of thousands of people. The economy, one of Africa's fastest-growing, suffered
Ethiopia's ruling coalition, which has been in power with the United States. this year. Notably, Abiy does not come from the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, a party in the ruling coalition that has been dominating the government for the past 27 years.
openly acknowledging the effects of torture and security (19659008) While many have had their lives in the country have caused some unrest. A grenade attack last month on a huge rally in the capital, Addis Ababa, shortly after Abiy Addressed the crowd killed two people and hurt more than 150.
Ethiopia's ruling coalition blamed "desperate anti-peace elements" and vowed to continue with the reforms.
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