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In Focus | Ethiopia
Religion and politics prove a heady mix for Abiy

Just two years after the very devout prime minister set up the Ethiopian Council of Gospel Believers' Churches, the Protestant grouping is already split between Abiy Ahmed's supporters and priests who are worried that the government is instrumentalising their faith. [...]

Published on 21/03/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 8 minutes Antoine Galindo

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali. © Michael Tewelde/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

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