When Abiy Ahmed became Ethiopia’s prime minister in 2018, he offered a clean slate for Africa’s oldest uncolonized nation, which had been suffocated by decades of strict state control. His predecessor ...

Voting won't take place in Tigray and parts of Amhara Abiy's Prosperity Party faces weak, fragmented opposition Government touts economic record, rejects rights criticism NAIROBI, June 1 (Reuters) - ...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Ethiopians vote on Monday in a general election to choose members of parliament, who will in turn select the next prime minister. The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia heads to the polls on Monday in an election that the ruling party is predicted to win by a landslide due to a fragmented and weak opposition. Prime Minister Abiy ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Polls opened Monday in Ethiopia in an election that is widely expected to be won by the ruling party. A heavy military presence was observed in the capital, Addis Ababa, ...

NAIROBI, May 18 (Reuters) - Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote's group of companies has increased planned investment in a fertiliser plant ‌in Ethiopia to more than $4 billion from $2.5 billion ...

Ethiopia’s general election on 1 June 2026 will take place amid armed conflicts and political fragmentation. This has raised questions over voter participation and legitimacy and the future of the ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopians voted Monday in an election marred by insecurity but widely expected to see the ruling Prosperity Party secure the majority of legislative seats and give Prime ...

The June 1 elections come as the country debates federalism, governance and national unity in polls that could define the country's democratic future. The NEBE said voting would not take place in ...

May 27 (UPI) --Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini. They include: -- Financier Cornelius Vanderbilt in 1794 -- Poet Julia Ward Howe in 1819 -- Frontiersman Wild Bill Hickok in 1837 -- ...