attacked government buildings in Bahir Dar, the state capital of Ethiopia’s Amhara region on 22 June.
The prime minister’s press office said the recording released on Friday was of a phone conversation between Asamnew and the head of the state-run Amhara Mass Media Agency.“Don’t be scared. Tell the people of the regions, especially Bahir Dar, to stay in their homes and also tell the regional security and the militia to remain calm,” the voice identified as Asamnew’s said.
Amhara, home to Ethiopia’s second largest ethnic group, is controlled by the Amhara Democratic Party, which is part of Ethiopia’s ruling coalition. Loosening the state’s grip has won him applause abroad, but has also empowered local power brokers that are winning support by demanding more power and resources for their own groups.
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