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40 million Ethiopians vote in seventh general election
Around 40 million Ethiopians cast ballots in the country’s seventh general election on Monday, National Election Board Chairperson Melatwork Hailu said, adding that the figure had been reached by 8 p.m. local time. She said there were some areas where…
Dozens of polling stations delayed or closed over security concerns
Voting in parts of the Amhara and Oromia regions was suspended during Monday’s general election due to security concerns, the National Election Board of Ethiopia said. While more than 50,000 polling stations were operating nationwide, 143 did not open because…
TPLF rounding up young people
During the past week, soldiers of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have reportedly been rounding up thousands of young people in the Tigray region amid reports of preparations for renewed conflict with the federal government. According to multiple sources,…
A rebel group warns against vehicle movement ahead of vote
A rebel group calling itself the Amhara Fano National Movement (AFNM) has warned residents and travelers against the movement of vehicles throughout the Amhara region from Friday through Monday, as Ethiopia prepares for nationwide voting scheduled for Monday. The restriction…
Amhara region: voting “amid the fire”-Libération
On June 1, Ethiopia heads to the polls in an election widely expected to cement Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s grip on power. But in the country’s second-most populous region, where an armed insurgency continues to simmer, voting will unfold in…
Abiy Ahmed dreams of remaking Ethiopia in his image- The Economist
Originally published in The Economist on May 25, 2026, and reprinted here. A sheaf of wheat can have many meanings. For Ethiopia’s Prosperity Party, which chose one as its campaign logo ahead of polls scheduled for June 1st, it is…
Elections will not be held in 46 constituencies across the Amhara and Tigray regions
The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has announced that voting will not take place in 46 constituencies during the parliamentary elections scheduled for June 1. NEBE Chairperson Melatwork Hailu said in a press briefing on Tuesday that a total…
የአሜሪካ አዲሱ የስደተኞች ሕግ እና አንደምታው
በዚህ ሳምንት የትራምፕ አስተዳደር ያፀደቀው አንድ ህግ የስደተኛ ጠበቆችን እና የሰብአዊ መብት ድርጅቶች እጅጒን ያስደነገጠ ነው። አስተዳደሩ የአሜሪካን የመኖሪያ ፈቃድ ለማግኘት ያለውን አሠራር የባሰ አክብዶታል። “በጣም ልዩ በሆኑ” ሁኔታዎች ብቻ ካልሆነ በቀር ግሪን ካርድ ለማግኘት የሚያመለክቱ ስደተኞች አገሪቱን ለቅቀው በመውጣት…
Ethiopia’s coffee sector under pressure as global prices fall
Report by Tom Canetti and Bastien Renouil for France 24 Ethiopia’s coffee sector is going through a difficult period after losing nearly a third of its value in recent months. The decline is largely driven by record exports from Brazil,…
France seeks stronger footing in Ethiopia amid Macron–Abiy ties
Behind the apparent closeness between Emmanuel Macron and Abiy Ahmed, France is trying to strengthen its position in Ethiopia, a key country in Africa’s changing political landscape, writes Nadia Lesdos for Le Point. After Egypt and Kenya, Emmanuel Macron headed…