Ethiopian soldiers confront protesters in Bishoftu, in the Oromia region of Ethiopia, Oct. 2, 2016
Insisting the demonstrations in Ethiopia’s Oromia region during the
past year are a mass movement, not just two or three protest groups,
Merera Gudina, the chairman of Ethiopia’s opposition Oromo Federalist
Congress, is calling for the government to listen to the people's
demands.
“Our struggle, until a democratic state is created in the country, a
political system that accommodates for all the citizens in the country,
is created, we continue our struggle,” said Gudina. “Whatever the cost
may be.”
He says the government has been using "carrot and stick" tactics.
Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has promised political reforms,
which Gudina says are “too little, too late." Desalegn also announced a
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