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Ethiopia
Demeke Mekonnen pushed aside

The deputy prime minister and vice president of the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), Demeke Mekonnen, who nonetheless [...]

Published on 21.07.2017 at 03:30 GMT

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