The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) described Ethiopia’s seventh general election, held on June 1, as peaceful, participatory, democratic, and inclusive—a characterization that is likely to be questioned by critics and opposition groups. EHRC Chief Commissioner Berhanu Adelo, who visited…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…