Ethiopia: Rotten Flowers of the Spring Reform - Democracy and Economic Sovereignty Under Prosperity Party

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Looking back at the spring season of 2018, when the "reformist" group led by PM Abiy Ahmed mobilized the public with flowery promises of democracy, freedom of expression, and economic prosperity, we now find ourselves counting the sixth year of rotten promises. The political landscape has been overwhelmingly dominated by a single party (Prosperity Party), reminiscent of the final days of the former EPRDF regime. Freedom of expression has become a right constrained within the safety of homes and intimate