Is ‘Abiymania’ real hope, or hype?

1,073 views · Published 2 October 2018 · 19:05 · Indexed 25 September 2026

Channel: The Newsmakers · 2018 · People & Blogs

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In just six months Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has lifted a state of emergency, released thousands of activists from jail and signed a peace deal with Eritrea. Just to name a few. Not so long ago, these reforms would have been unthinkable. So how has he done it? 

Guests:
Mohammed Ademo
Oromo journalist and editor of the online magazine Opride.com

Awol Allo
Lecturer in law at Keele University 
 
Abebe Gellaw
Journalist and activist

#Ethiopia #AbiyAhmed #Reform


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