NAIROBI - The Ethiopian government announced Friday it was pardoning a number of high-profile political prisoners, including members of the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), in a bid to promote "national dialogue".
Though many political detainees were freed Friday evening, some decided to wait until Saturday out of safety fears surrounding being out later in the day.
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Ethiopia’s government announced an amnesty for some of the country’s most high-profile political detainees, including opposition figure Jawar Mohammed and senior Tigray party officials