It was during the vast purge of the public sector that followed Abiy Ahmed’s arrival in the prime minister’s office in 2018 that Frehiwot Tamiru took the helm of Ethio Telecom. She owes her meteoric rise and continued leadership of the internet and telephone service provider to several factors. Chief among them is undoubtedly her unwavering loyalty to Abiy. She has been with him from the outset and has a