"The shooting must stop."

Oct 25 , 2025

Kuma Demekssa, a former high-ranking official under the EPRDF government and one-time chief of Oromia Regional State as well as mayor of Addis Abeba, delivered a pointed message last week during a fireside chat with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) at Sof-Umar Cave in the Bale Zone. Kuma cited persistent insecurity and sour public sentiment as critical roadblocks stalling national growth and development.


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