NAIROBI, June 1 (Reuters) - Ethiopia will hold parliamentary and regional elections on Monday that analysts expect Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's party to win in a landslide, despite significant unrest ...

Since taking power in 2018, incumbent prime minister Abiy Ahmed has faced criticism for authoritarianism and suppressing ...

Ethiopia has faced near-continuous conflict since 2020, with fighting in Tigray, Oromia and Amhara.

Continuing internal conflicts and deepening repression are casting a long shadow over the general election.

The 1 June elections come as the country debates federalism, governance and national unity in polls that could define the country’s democratic future.

Voting got underway in Ethiopia on Monday morning in the country’s parliamentary elections. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s ...

There is a risk of the upcoming election deepening existing regional and political fault lines instead of bridging them.

May 29, Addis Ababa — Ethiopia enters a campaign silence period ahead of general elections scheduled for Monday, with more than 50 million registered voters set to cast ballots in what analysts ...

The same summer, he struck a peace agreement with Eritrea, resolving a border dispute that since the late 1990s had produced a two-year war and several smaller-scale clashes. That effort earned Abiy ...

The upcoming elections are arguably among the least politically competitive Ethiopia has experienced since the introduction ...

As Ethiopia is heading to the polls, the Tigray region won't be participating in the vote for the second time, with tensions simmering on. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his Prosperity Party meanwhile ...

Government upbeat as critics warn that curbs on civil liberties and ongoing conflict ...