Ethiopia: The Colourful Convention

The city of Mekelle has had a busy set of events these past two weeks. First it celebrated the annual traditional Ashenda festivity in an upbeat and colourful manner. Residents of the city and its environs, as well as tourists took part in the three-day event. Mekelle also hosted the Tigray People's Liberation Front's (TPLF) Convention which convened on August 22, 2015, gaining considerable public attention over six days with extended meetings. Mekelle is now hosting the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front's (EPRDF) 10th Congress, to add to its hectic convention calendar.

A thousand voting delegates, representing the four member-parties of the coalition on an equal basis, comprise the EPRDF Congress, rendering it the highest body of the Front. Furthermore, 731 observing participants from various walks of life and representatives of 11 foreign parties allied to the EPRDF took part in the opening session of the Congress on August 28, 2015. Members of the party have gathered in Mekelle for their Congress at a time when the nation is registering rapid economic growth, as the Front's Chairman and the country's Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn noted in his opening remarks.

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