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Winning Ethiopia Elections Is Least Arduous of Abiy’s Challenges

  • Prime minister needs to reunite country, end Tigray conflict
  • Turmoil has spooked investors, drained government coffers
Abiy Ahmed casts his vote in the country’s national election on June 21.

Abiy Ahmed casts his vote in the country’s national election on June 21.

Photographer: Aron Simeneh/Ethiopian Office of the Prime Minister/Getty Images 

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s party coasted to victory in last month’s elections, making his reappointment a formality. Now he faces the far thornier challenges of reuniting his conflict-ridden nation, repairing its scarred international reputation and rebuilding investor trust.