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nada issa finds out if the time has sam— the ocean . democracy. abiy ahmed the ocean to democracy. abiy ahmed is offering hope to millions, but there are great risks on the way. people are united here? of course. can you become the immense challenges he faces of widespread ethnic violence. —— can he overcome the immense challenges he faces of widespread ethnic violence? this is the story of a leader racing to perform. than; the story of a leader racing

than; the story of a leader rac are for a political sensation. ep%— lg 55.1 is ~ up raise féf 1" . ~ 55.1 is ~ i embraces féf 1" . ~ ea, group. very happy, really! a former soldier, abiy has confounded expectations of how leaders are supposed to behave in the country. less tha n less than - year a has confounded,

to rush things, in other words? to rush things. now after decades of censorship, it is a last possible to travel into the lives of ethiopian‘s people. in this land of 100 million people on a journey to hear from those who were silenced for so long. beginning here, at zalambessa, at the border with eritrea. and these, the border with eritrea. and these, the abandoned trenches of one of africa's worst conflicts. 70,000

we re africa's worst conflicts. 70,000 were killed in the war with eritrea, what began as a dispute over border territory saw neighbours and friends divided for 20 years behind the lines of opposing armies. also was a teenager when war erupted in 1998. —— elsa. you're in the opener she can speak up about the conflict that killed her brother. what happened in the yourfamily? explosion. under a un ceasefire

4527—7 explosion. under a un ceasefire mffi’ the explosion. under a un ceasefire 5.353; the book explosion. under a un ceasefire 5.53; the book began a frozen deal, the book began a frozen conflict with occasional flareups. for 20 years, the border was a symbol of hardline for 20 years, the border was a symbol of ha rdline politics for 20 years, the border was a symbol of hardline politics on both sides, one of africa's most intra— bill problems. until the arrival of abiy ahmed. in an audacious move he reached out to eritrea, conceding territory. it was a gamble. a new leader acting against expectations. abiy was shrewd. at the end quickly he unrooted ha rdliners abiy was shrewd. at the end quickly he unrooted hardliners on his own side and by giving back territory he presented the dictator of eritrea with an offer for peace he could not refuse. most importantly, he had the overwhelming approval of his people, tired of the longest ever war between two african nations. i noticed that when you are speaking, andi noticed that when you are speaking, and i mention the prime minister's name, it went like this and had your hand up as if to heaven. what does that mean? the peacemaker abiy ahmed learnt the

value of compromise early in life. he dropped here, the child of a muslim father and christian mother. he was taught to respect different identities. his family say he was always the peacemaker. but it was an events during his army

career that warned abiy ahmed of the catastrophic danger of ethnic hatred. as a young un peacekeeping he served in rwanda and the aftermath of genocide, when hundreds of thousands were killed after a political leader incited ethnic hatred. when 5 the ruling isl very groups. has been, he i almost message has into n about 3 has into in the about together about together for - about together for the i about together for the good of working together for the good of ethiopian. but; try working together for the good of ethioian. butgt w..- working together for the good of ethiopian. but; try; fully - ethiopian. but to try and fully understand abiy nation is change, is is to change, is is to changtififgis 15:77” w 77 "h h

the abiy here in the capital and is a bar, the red terra martyrs museum recalls the red terra martyrs museum recalls the darkest years of modern was born in 1972 and military "§big'wg§'b§rn'in'!§?§’é nfi’mfiugyi crew to power the "§big'wg§'b§rn'in'!§?§’é nfi’mfiugyi crew - to power the marxist crew brought to power the marxist regime. this place is a reminder of where ethiopian has been and why abiy ahmed's promise of true freedom means i much. this ahmed's promise of true freedom means. much. this country ahmed's promise of true freedom means i much. this country has means so much. this country has suffered terribly in its history, where peace is guaranteed, and where you will never go back to anything like this. yes! these young people want the most...

these young people want the most... the museum guide lost friends and family under the brutal dictatorship. this is your brother here? what happened to him? and there are so many families like yours. so this is a reconstruct the...? but there are people buried here?

i've never seen this in a museum. the green groups that we see here, what is that? that was used to strangle people? is that these are not anonymous skulls, here we see the photograph of somebody who has... abiy first entered politics through the revolution that overthrew the regime. the victory of the ethiopian peoples revolutionary democratic front was a huge moment for

ethiopians while showing in widespread economic reform and hopes of real freedom. ethiopian widespread economic reform and hopes of realfreedom. ethiopian remained a one religion state, autocratic, and shall abiy ahmed arrived nine months ago and dramatically changed the rules, releasing thousands of political prisoners, freeing the press and inviting exiled dissidents to return. among them, a former judge and opposition leader who once 12,1553 gee! ezzesitiee legals” be £253 spent 18 months injail but was 12,1553 gee! ezzesitiee legals” be £253 spent1 horneths in jail but was run invited home by abiy ahmed to run the country's election commission. i'm a former soi so i don't ‘ any so i don't ‘any year f f ii??? 1, f— have f f ii??? v f— have any pcfiseners. not page? not at political prisoners, like, not at all, i political prisoners behind all, no political prisoners behind bars. you all, no political prisoners behind n bars. you have lived through false hope, falls warms. mag makes . bars. you have lived through false hope, falls warms. mag makes you hope, falls warms. what makes you believe this - different? ‘ not of paid ‘ not of paid for ‘ not of paid for to lot of

paid for to see of paid for to see this i of paid for to see this kind ’ paid for to see this kind of people paid for to see this kind of change in this country. to - like change in this country. to have like a former opposition leader to a former dissident to lead you know, " ' w was, former dissident to lead you know, if n 7 w was, you former dissident to lead you know, z,— was,youfof‘”~“'” former dissident to lead you know, if was,yolot.f>~fl—~~ former dissident to lead you know, gneeds” was,yolot.f§§~f~~~ having media, you all institutions but i'm independent institutions but i'm very hopeful we will do differently this time around. cheering and applause. abiy ahmed travels across the ethiopian to rally support. he isa the ethiopian to rally support. he is a devout pentecostal christian and can seem at times like a revivalist preacher of old, a man with absolute belief in his mission of transformation. these medical graduates see a leader who has allocated half the cabinet posts to women as well as the presidency and the role of chiefjustice. among the students, crabtree was on

home deadly rgines last a of his rallies last year was a reminder that not everyone reforms. this is the north. his reforms. this is the north. people comprise 6% of the population but their party, the liberation front, tpl f, dominated the coalition government and shall abiy ahmed came to power. now many prominent are accused of prominent members are accused of crimes under the old regime and a feeling marginalised. this is a

former colleague of the prime minister. is it dangerous? tigrayan people will need to be

included within abiy ahmed's vision for governance of ethiopia. but there has also been a sense tigrayan leaders that they are feeling a bit concerned. -- from. in realtigray, there is anxiety over the tensions. this man as a farmer who tells me these travelling to parts of the country because of his ethnicity. do that

is the man who can do abiy ahmed is the man who can do that, he - bring that it isa it is a very big ask. the division is by far the biggest challenge to abiy ahmed. allowing the largest ethnic groups to rule their own regions has not helped to ease tensions, and the tensions are not confined to tigray. ethiopia has more than 80 different ethnic groups and violence between some has displaced more than 2 million people. more than 70,000 ethnic somalis travelled here following fighting between the somali and another ethnic group. there are just

so another ethnic group. there are just so many people. i was shown around bya man so many people. i was shown around by a man who fled here with his family after his business was burned down. the not confined to this months of area. in the first nine months of last year, more than 1.4 million ethiopians were displaced. so these are the people who have just come? they came last night. this woman escaped via the grandchildren. there are ethnic tensions flaring

across the country and for the government, it is basically a case of putting up brushfires and hoping that there is not any major explosion. abiy ahmed has already launched military action against 0romos separatists, but this is a leader who has promised to heal, not to harm. i think abiy ahmed sees this as the greatest threat to his administration, when you look at the numbers of people that have been displaced last year and the potential for increased intercommunal violence, what abiy ahmed is trying to do is bring people together, having this national unity, he is reaching out to build a constituency base outside of ethnic basis. —— bases. abiy ahmed needs more than dynamism,

political skill, and the support of the army. it is about creating prosperity for the many. in one of the fastest—growing economies in the world, progress began with the economic policies of the former government, but abiy ahmed is promising much more, opening is the”... . eze’t’: ,, ,, is the”... . ‘that ezf’z’: ,, ,,