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Ethiopia lifts state of emergency two months early

Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN

Updated 1645 GMT (0045 HKT) June 5, 2018

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Ethnic Oromos from Mogor town, West Shewa Zone, participating in the nationwide protest on August 6 2015.
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Ethnic Oromos from Mogor town, West Shewa Zone, participating in the nationwide protest on August 6 2015.
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Protestors clashed with security forces and more than 100 people were killed, according to Amnesty International.
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Protestors clashed with security forces and more than 100 people were killed, according to Amnesty International.
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The protests took place in more than 200 towns and villages across Oromia, Ethiopia's largest region, and were attended by hundreds of thousands of people.
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The protests took place in more than 200 towns and villages across Oromia, Ethiopia's largest region, and were attended by hundreds of thousands of people.
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The Oromo people are the single largest ethnic group both in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa.
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(CNN)Ethiopia's parliament has lifted its state of emergency two months early, after ministers voted that law and order has been restored in the country, according to state media.

The country's council of Ministers approved a draft law on Saturday to lift the current state of emergency which started in October 2016, following months of protests from Oromo groups in the country.
It was reinstated in February of 2018 following the unexp