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A Country on the Brink
Ethiopia Sinks Deeper into Ethnic Conflict
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed promised democracy and a new beginning for his country and received the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for his initial efforts. It has been all downhill from there, however, and he is increasingly turning to authoritarian methods.
15.12.2020, 13.35 Uhr
Eduardo Soteras / AFP
On this sunny morning, Falma wanted to speak about hate. About the anger and the rage that has destroyed his city and threatens to tear the country apart. He also wanted to talk about the hope that he and many others had felt when a young prime minister, hardly into his 40s, came into office – and of the disappointment that followed. But Falma isn t supposed to talk, not with anybody – and particularly, it would seem, not with journalists.