Can Ethiopia’s New Leader, a Political Insider, Change His Country from the Inside Out?

On the morning of his first day of school, when he was 7, Abiy Ahmed heard his mother whispering into his ears.

"Can Ethiopia’s New Leader, a Political Insider, Change His Country from the Inside Out?" is from the September 17, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Somini Sengupta and narrated by Kristi Burns.