Source: Xinhua| 2018-01-18 03:00:38|Editor: yanVideo Player CloseADDIS ABABA, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Ethiopian government on Wednesday released Merera Gudina, Chairman of Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC). He was released as the Ethiopian government had discontinued criminal and terror charges against him and 527 others as part of its pledge to build national consensus. He had vehemently denied the allegations stating they were politically motivated and he was a peaceful political activist. It's a big day for me because I went to see my leader Dr. Merera," Berhanu Bekele told Xinhua. Ethiopia faced in 2016 unrest that killed hundreds, dubbed by analysts the gravest challenge to the ruling coalition, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front in 25 years.

Source: Ethiopian News January 17, 2018 19:18 UTC