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Ethiopia to free jailed opposition leaders
Ethiopia's PM Abiy Ahmed announced the release of prisoners on the day the country celebrates Christmas Day. Among the released, are prominent opposition figures
The Ethiopian PM announces the release from jail of prominent opposition figures; Gunmen in Nigeria's Zamfara State kill dozens; And we ask UNESCO's new Director of World Heritage Centre, Cameroonian Lazare Eloundou Assomo, what his priorities are for the cultural organisation that curates the World's top heritage sites.
(Photo: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attends the inauguration of the newly remodelled Meskel Square on June 13, 2021, in Addis Ababa. Credit: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)
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