Ethiopia: EPRDF executive council meeting, test of unity

Summary The September 14 executive council meeting of the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front represents its first test of intra-party unity since Abiy Ahmed became prime minister in April. Despite deep tensions within the four-party alliance structure, a pending $1 billion funding proposal from the World Bank, alongside other foreign investment commitments, will conform dissenting factions and sustain the government’s political and economic reforms. Analysis The ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) will convene an executive committee meeting September 14 to address national development programs and the party’s extraordinary congress to be held toward the end of September. A …

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