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Vol 65 No 4

Published 15th February 2024


Ethiopia

Demeke's exit points to deepening rifts

Whether the foreign minister jumped or was pushed, the lesson is clear – zero tolerance for debate in government

The fall-out that triggered the exit of long-serving Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Demeke Mekonnen is another sign of the widening gap between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his former associates from Amhara; and more broadly between the Amhara political establishment and its counterparts in Oromia.

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