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a two-speed vote between the regions and

In Ethiopia, local and national legislative elections were held on Monday, June 21, after being postponed twice. It's a real test for Prime Minister and favorite Abiy Ahmed. While mobilization was strong on the streets of the capital Addis Ababa, irregularities have increased in Ethiopian regions. as reported from Addis Ababa,…

Ethiopian voting in elections is seen as the biggest test

Ethiopians voted Monday in national and regional elections overshadowed by the devastating COVID-19 pandemic and conflicts in the war-torn Tigray region, as many see the vote as the biggest test so far for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The election, delayed from last year, is at the heart of a reform drive by Abiy, whose rise to power in 2018 seemed to signal a breach of decades of authoritarian rule and led to him winning the Nobel Peace Prize the following year. He described the vote as "the country's…

Ethiopians go to the polls amid suspected atrocities in Tigray

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Voting began in various parts of Ethiopia in the first parliamentary elections following Abiy Ahmed's accession to prime minister, even as the country continues to grapple with a myriad of challenges, including but not limited to s 'to limit the conflict in Tigray. The National Election Council of Ethiopia postponed the 2020 elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but this decision was strongly opposed by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Tigray , who had withdrawn his support for Prime…

Ethiopia is organizing First legislative vote since its inception

They were originally scheduled for August 2020. Finally, after two launches, Ethiopia is organizing parliamentary elections on Monday. First vote since 2018 and the inauguration of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. More than 37 million voters are called to the polls to elect their regional and federal parliamentarians. But the country's situation is worrying. The province of Tigray, in the north of the country, has had a bloody war between the central state and the former regional power since November. Other regions are also…

Prime Minister Abiy new party state

The by-elections on Monday, June 21, will be a first election for the Welfare Party, Abiy Ahmed's party, founded in December 2019. As Ethiopia becomes embroiled in a war and a humanitarian crisis in Tigray, the prime minister is trying to consolidate his grip on power. The bulbs are visible everywhere in the roundabouts and…

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed campaigns in UN vehicle amid suspected genocide

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed campaigns in UN vehicle amid suspected genocide in Tigray ADDIS ABABA - In one of the most unprecedented gestures, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was photographed in a United Nations-owned vehicle while campaigning, ahead of the general election on June 21, which could spark a debate on the UN's commitment to end the war against the Tigrayans. Over the…

Addis Ababa rejects UN warnings

Famine in the warring region of Tigray is spreading to other Ethiopian provinces, the UN Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs warned on Tuesday at a closed door in the Security Council. Famine is now threatening nearly 2.5 million Ethiopians, according to Mark Lowcock. Warnings rejected and condemned by the Ethiopian ambassador to the UN.…

the Ethiopian government stands firm

In one week, the choice of law will be postponed several times in Ethiopia, as the country is increasingly isolated diplomatically due to the situation in Tigray. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed called on his citizens to take part in the vote. His government has rejected demands for austerity from the G7, the United States, the European Union and Pope Francis. The United States and the European Union once again called for a humanitarian ceasefire on Thursday. And on Sunday, it was the G7 heads of state who "urged" the warriors…

We’ll crush the traitors, says Abiy Ahmed in the course of the Tigray conflict

ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopians must be courageous and face their enemies without fear, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said, noting that the country would leave no room for traitors who are determined to thwart efforts to restore order and unity in the country. nation of the Horn of Africa. According to the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, the country faces challenges from "traitors from within and without," but he has not disclosed an identity. This is the first time that Abiy Ahmed has apparently blamed strangers for the country's…

Ethiopia accuses ENDF’s high generals of the Tigray Warfare

ADDIS ABEBA - The Ethiopian Federal Government has identified a number of Ethiopian national defense forces top soldiers directly linked to ongoing crimes against humanity in the Tigray region, following pressure from members of the international community. For the past eight months, ENDF soldiers, along with those from Eritrea and the Amhara regional forces, have been camping in the Tigray region, where they have unleashed the Tigray People's Liberation Front. . However, reports show that the troops have also killed…

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