We continue our coverage of CCTV’s exclusive interview with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailmariam Desalegn. One of the biggest concerns for East Africa has been the al-Shabaab threat coming out of Somalia. The Prime Minister, though, says the militant group’s threat to nation building has been severely reduced. And that based on the gains made, Ethiopia’s forces are to begin withdrawing from Somalia after elections next year.
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