Abiy Ahmed keeps finance minister and taps opposition politicians for new cabinet

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed takes the oath of office at the parliament building in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in this October 4 2021 file photo. Picture: REUTERS/TIKSA NEGERI

Abiy's government won June elections in a landslide, and will face little opposition in parliament after the only two opposition parties that won seats accepted cabinet-level positions. Incumbent Ahmed Shide returned as finance minister, signalling a determination to stay with Abiy’s course of reforms that includes privatising creaking state enterprises. Demeke Mekonnen, the powerful deputy prime minister and foreign minister, was also asked to remain in his posts.

Asnake Kefale, an assistant professor of politics at Addis Ababa University, said Abiy’s cabinet was an effort to build a coalition. “It shows the willingness of the government to inclusive,” he said.

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