(Bloomberg) --
By Nizar Manek, 16 February 2018
- Emergency follows months of protests in ethnic Oromo region
- Ethiopia had Africa’s fastest-growing economy in past decade
Ethiopia declared a state of emergency, a day after Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn resigned following months of protests by opponents of his government. The decision was announced by the Council of Ministers, after it convened a meeting to discuss “safeguards to protect the constitution” amid insecurity in various parts of the country, according to a statement published on the state-owned Ethiopian Broadcasting Corp.’s website.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-16/ethiopia-declares-state-of-emergency-after-prime-minister-quits