22/08/2017 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 8 August, the spokesperson for the European External Action Service hailed the lifting of the state of emergency in Ethiopia, which was established by the Ethiopian parliament ten months earlier following violent protests throughout the country. In a press release the spokesperson said this lifting was "a step in the right direction, particularly in the run-up to the 2018 local elections". "Continued efforts on all sides are still required to...