Several high-profile Ethiopian opposition figures were tasting freedom on Saturday after the government granted a surprise amnesty for prominent political detainees, including Tigrayan party leaders. Several TPLF figures were among those pardoned, as well as opposition leaders from the Oromo ethnic group, the largest in Ethiopia, and the Amhara. Ethiopia will make any sacrifices to this end,” the government communications service said in a statement late Friday announcing the amnesty. However, in another statement on Saturday he again lashed out at “foreign and internal enemies” and described the TPLF as “snakes”. It was not immediately known if the TPLF stalwarts granted amnesty — including one of its founders Sibhat Nega and former Tigray president Abay Woldu — had been released by Saturday.

Source: The Guardian January 08, 2022 12:43 UTC