As part of the ongoing reform, the Federal Police of Ethiopia has restructured itself having air wing / department for the first time. Having air wing is aimed at improving the operations of the federal police facilitating tracking of criminals and suspects. This is indicated by Endashaw Tassew, Ethiopia Federal Police Commissioner, who briefed reporters this morning. Based on the reform, the Federal Police of Ethiopia is now structured in four major clusters covering Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern part of the country. The Commissioner also stated that a new law, which will clearly define the types of weapons federal police, special forces and regional militias are entitled to carry, is drafted.

Source: Ethiopian News February 21, 2019 12:44 UTC