{"id":279000,"date":"2019-04-01T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.google.com\/articles\/CAIiEIJcTz7O9ki89ZzObafBi3gqFwgEKg8IACoHCAoww5LyAzD2zh0wlqpV?oc=5"},"modified":"2026-09-11T11:34:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T15:34:06","slug":"is-abiy-ahmeds-reform-drive-running-out-of-steam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/279000","title":{"rendered":"Is Abiy Ahmed\u2019s reform drive running out of steam?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In April 2019, Deutsche Welle asked a blunt question many Ethiopians were already debating at home: had Prime Minister <strong>Abiy Ahmed<\/strong>\u2019s reform drive begun to stall a year after he took office in a country that had felt close to collapse?<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-466807\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Abiy-Ahmeds-Expansionist-Goals-Pose-Risks-to-Africa-and-Global-Stability.jpg?fit=275%2C183&ssl=1\" alt=\"Is Abiy Ahmed\u2019s reform drive running out of steam?\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Supporters still pointed to prisoner releases, diplomatic breakthroughs, and a softer public tone from the center. Critics said the hard work\u2014security-sector reform, credible answers to ethnic federalism disputes, and protection for civilians amid localized violence\u2014was moving too slowly or being traded for charismatic politics.<\/p>\n<p>The piece is lasting reference material because it marks the end of the honeymoon narrative in English-language coverage. From that point forward, analysis of Abiy Ahmed\u2019s Prosperity Party project increasingly had to weigh openings against unfinished wars of authority inside the federation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/is-ethiopian-pm-abiys-reform-drive-running-out-of-steam\/a-48120788\">Deutsche Welle<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is Ethiopian PM Abiy&#8217;s reform drive running out of steam?&nbsp;&nbsp;DW (English)Abiy Ahmed came to power a year ago in a country on the brink of collapse. Hailed as a great reformer by his supporters, Abiy&#8217;s critics say he is not acting fast &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":466807,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-279000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ethiopian-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Abiy-Ahmeds-Expansionist-Goals-Pose-Risks-to-Africa-and-Global-Stability.jpg?fit=275%2C183&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9NivD-1aA0","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=279000"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279000\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":600505,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279000\/revisions\/600505"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/466807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=279000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=279000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=279000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}