Ethiopia’s Prime Minister sacks four ministers
The council in a statement said that the office of cabinet minister’s organized a farewell ceremony for departing members. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attended the farewell ceremony.
Teferi Fikre (Head of the Office of the PM and Minister for Cabinet Affairs), Dagmawit Moges (Minister for transport), Takele Uma (Minister for Mining) and Omar Hussien (Minister for Agriculture) have officially ended their role as cabinet minister.
The names of Omar Hussien and Teferi Fikre are included in the list of the newly appointed ambassadors early this week but the country to which they are appointed is undisclosed.
Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs this week disclosed that 14 new ambassadors have been appointed but their names and the countries to which they are assigned are undisclosed.
The departure of the ministers is an indication that PM Abiy Ahmed is making cabinet appointments. There have been rumors that some rebel Tigray People’s liberation Front (TPLF) leaders will be included in the new cabinet.
The TPLF, currently under terrorist organization designation, has ideological differences with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party. However, his government has given two cabinet positions to opposition parties.
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