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Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed puts cabinet ministers through military training

Ethiopian PM and senior officials undergo drills at Hurso military centre as PM frames discipline as key to leadership and development.

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What to know

  • Abiy Ahmed put his cabinet, including the Speaker and Finance and Health ministers, through military exercises at the Hurso training centre.
  • The move is unusual in Ethiopia, where senior civilian officials rarely undergo military training.
  • It comes amid ongoing fighting in Tigray, conflict in Amhara, insecurity in Oromia, and heightened tension with Eritrea.
  • Abiy has previously framed military preparedness as central to his government's development agenda.

Abiy Ahmed Prime Minister of EthiopiaMuferiat Kamil Speaker of the House of FederationFitsum Assefa Finance MinisterMekdes Daba Health Minister

Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed puts cabinet ministers through military training
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    “Soldiers have targets while civilians have goals. The objective of both is victory.”
    — Abiy Ahmed
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