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

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 in much of the country.

Since taking power in 2018, Abiy Ahmed has faced criticism for authoritarianism and suppressing dissent, despite winning the Nobel Peace Prize for restoring ties with Eritrea.

The government has been accused of relying on covert security structures, such as the Koree Nageenyaa (“Security Committee”), which have reportedly committed serious human rights violations, including ...

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

Ethiopia general elections 2026 draw 50 million voters amid security challenges in Amhara and Tigray exclusion — as opposition questions fairness of the process.

Ethiopia will head to the polls on June 1 for its first nationwide elections since the formal end of the Tigray war, a devastating two-year conflict from 2020 to 2022 that concluded with a peace ...

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 ...

In reality, however, the elections will be an important political test for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his ruling Prosperity Party, which is widely ...

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

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework ...

Declarations of military superiority have been a recurring theme on social media in Ethiopia and Eritrea as relations between the two countries remain strained. A video circulating on TikTok claims to ...