German ambassador to Ethiopia: ‘Excessive expectations of Abiy’
By DW
28 May 2020 |
7:00 am
Ambassador Brita Wagener talks to DW about Ethiopia's reforms, its impending constitutional crisis prompted by its deferred August elections and how COVID-19 is affecting AU-EU relations.
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