(Bloomberg) --
By Nizar Manek, 19 February 2018
- Ethiopian premier announced surprise resignation last week
- Government has failed to end more than two years of protests
Ethiopia’s ruling party needs “fresh forces” in its leadership to tackle political upheaval and achieve its economic goals after Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn’s surprise resignation last week, a leader of his party said.
Hailemariam, 52, announced Feb. 15 he’s stepping down after an internal evaluation of the South Ethiopia People’s Democratic Movement, one of four parties that make up the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front, said Tesfaye Beljige, secretary-general of the SEPDM.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-19/ethiopia-needs-fresh-forces-to-deal-with-upheaval-party-says