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From Outside, Ethiopia's Diaspora Pushes for Change

Marthe van der Wolf

   AMSTERDAM - With more than 2.5 million Ethiopians living outside of
   Ethiopia, the diaspora community is not only large, but influential.

   When members of the Oromo, Ethiopia's largest ethnic group, took to the
   streets in 2015, saying they were economically marginalized, the
   diaspora supported them through social media activism and satellite
   television stations. The anti-government protests preceded the
   resignation of then-Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn in 2018.

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