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During his trip to the United States, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met with Berhanu Nega, who was sentenced to death in absentia in 2009 for attempted overthrow. the government.
million. Berhanu was considered a terrorist and his patriotic Ginbot 7 movement was banned.
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But the Ethiopian parliament lifted the ban on the group in May and a new amnesty law should allow it to go ahead. to be pardoned.
The changes were part of a series of reforms introduced since Mr. Abiy became prime minister in April.
The two men held a brief meeting in Washington and discussed an agenda for a longer meeting scheduled for Friday, said Tadesse Biru Kersemo, Executive Committee Member of Patriotic Ginbot 7, at BBC Africa Live.
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