00:01Ethiopia's parliament has re-elected Abiy Ahmed as prime minister for the next five years,
00:06following the general election in June.
00:09That election saw Ahmed's ruling prosperity party clinch 438 out of 547 seats.
00:17Ahmed has now taken oath of office, officially launching his mandate for the new governmental term.
00:23Among those who attended the ceremony were the country's president and senior government officials.
00:30It comes as the nation is grappling with new fighting between the country's armed forces
00:34and the recently formed Ethiopian People's Forces Alliance for Survival armed group in a bid to topple the government.
00:41Ethiopia has alleged that neighboring countries are supporting the armed groups.
00:46Among those countries accused is Eritrea, and the country on Thursday announced the closure of its embassy in Eritrea.
00:53It's also declared 10 Eritrean diplomats in Ethiopia as persona non grata.
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