Ethiopia: Declaring a new State of Emergency Could Deepen the Political Crisis

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HRLHA Press Release


February 18, 2018

On February 16, 2018 the Ethiopian government has again declared a State of Emergency for six months. This came only months after the earlier state of emergency under which the population of Ethiopia suffered for ten months.

This State of Emergency was declared a day after the surprise resignation of the Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn from his post on February 15, 2018. Continue reading