Abiy Ahmed Begins New Five-Year Term as Ethiopia’s Prime Minister

Abiy Ahmed has formally begun a new five-year term as Ethiopia’s prime minister after taking the oath of office at a ceremony attended by the country’s president and senior government officials.

Ethiopia’s parliament re-elected Ahmed following the general election held in June. His ruling Prosperity Party won 438 of the 547 seats in the election.

New term begins amid security concerns

Ahmed’s new mandate starts as Ethiopia faces reported fighting between the country’s armed forces and the recently formed Ethiopian Peoples’ Forces Alliance for Survival armed group.

The source information does not provide details about the locations, timeline or casualties connected to the fighting.

Ethiopia has also alleged that neighbouring countries are supporting armed groups. Eritrea was among the countries named in those allegations, which have not been independently verified in the supplied information.

The oath-taking ceremony officially launched the new governmental term. The president’s name, the names of other officials present and the location of the ceremony were not specified.