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Ethiopia
Behind the scenes of the army and security appointments

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali has proceeded with the appointments [...]

Published on 05/07/2019 at 04:30 GMT

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Abadula Gemeda
Abiy Ahmed Ali
Adem Mohammed
Berhanu Jula Gelelcha
Demelash Gebremichael
Ethiopian National Defence Forces
Mohamed Nur Yunus
Mola Hailemariam
National Intelligence and Security Service
Samora
Seare Mekonen

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As soon as he arrived in power in 2018, the Ethiopian prime minister announced that he planned to reform the Ethiopian army high command, which he saw as a Tigrayan leadership stronghold. The reform, which was carried out quietly over two years, enabled Abiy to remove officers too closely linked to the Tigray People's Liberation Front.

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Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali.

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Abadula Gemeda
Abiy Ahmed Ali
Adem Mohammed
Berhanu Jula Gelelcha
Demelash Gebremichael
Ethiopian National Defence Forces
Mohamed Nur Yunus
Mola Hailemariam
National Intelligence and Security Service
Samora
Seare Mekonen

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