[Radio Dabanga] Brussels -- It is important for Sudan, Ethiopia, and Egypt to reach an agreement on the issue of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam GERD before Ethiopia starts the second filling in the current summer season, even if the agreement is...

[Nation] An American citizen, who was in Ethiopia to observe its sixth general election, was found dead in the capital, Addis Ababa, on Tuesday.

[RFI] Vote counting in Ethiopia's long-delayed parliamentary elections has begun after polls finally closed at 9 pm local time Monday following a three-hour extension. The vote process was reportedly riddled with intimidation and irregularities, in a...

[VOA] Geneva -- A report submitted to the U.N. Human Rights Council accuses the Eritrean government of involvement in Ethiopia's conflict in the Tigray region and of committing serious human rights violations against Eritreans who have sought asylum ...

[HRW] Item 2: Interactive Dialogue on High Commissioner's annual report

[Nation] Despite security concerns and alleged logistical constraints, millions of Ethiopians across the country on Monday cast their votes in the long awaited sixth general election.

[VOA] Addis Ababa -- When the polls were supposed to close Monday in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, election workers said turnout was better than expected, and voting had been conducted safely.

[DW] Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed described Monday's election as the country's most democratic. But the war in Tigray and the postponement of the election in two other regions have cast doubts on the vote.

[Legalbrief] Ethiopians went to the polls today after decades of repressive rule but whether the elections were held under free and fair conditions, or should have gone ahead at all , was the subject of much debate amid growing international concern ...

[VOA] More than 37 million voters re eligible to cast ballots at polling stations across Ethiopia Monday in a pivotal election in Africa's second-most populous nation.

[East African] Ethiopia is scheduled to hold delayed federal and regional council elections on June 21. The vote is an opportunity for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to consolidate power for his ruling Prosperity Party, which, in part due to the absence o...

[VOA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopians vote Monday in what the government calls the country's 'first attempt at a free and fair election,' while the northern Tigray region remains at war.

[RFI] Ethiopians are voting in a delayed national election seen as a day of reckoning for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as he seeks to boost his legitimacy. But the elections are taking place against a backdrop of war and famine in the northern Tigray re...

[ENA] Ethiopians across the nation have early in the morning begun voting for their representative at Federal Parliament and Regional Councils.

[Cameroon Tribune] The 750-km railway line links Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa to the Red Sea port of Djibouti.

[Radio Dabanga] El Tenideba -- Thousands of refugees who fled conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region are stuck in precarious conditions in El Tenideba camp, in neighboring El Gedaref in Sudan due to the rainy season, according to international humanita...

[VOA] Shire, Ethiopia -- Hundreds of displaced families trampled down the stairs carrying stained mattresses, logs and kindling for cooking and sacks of clothing and food.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed congratulated all Ethiopians over the peaceful conduct of the 6th general election held in Ethiopia on Monday.

[CPJ] The Committee to Protect Journalists recently joined 46 other human rights, free expression, and technology organizations in a letter calling on Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to guarantee secure and reliable internet access during and fol...

[ENA] Some 46 political parties will take part in the 6th Ethiopian General Election.

[The Conversation Africa] After two postponements due to the COVID-19 pandemic and later for logistical challenges, millions of Ethiopians go to the polls on Monday. Held in the midst of historic domestic challenges - not least a war in Tigray region...

[Agenzia Fides] Addis Ababa -- On June 21, Ethiopia will hold parliamentary and regional elections and a referendum for the creation of an eleventh regional state. The vote was originally supposed to take place on June 5, but due to logistical proble...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has been banned from observing the forthcoming sixth national election, a credible source confirmed to Addis Standard. On June 10, 2021 the EHRC requested the National Elect...

[Ethiopian Herald] United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has applauded Ethiopia's efforts to ensure education opportunities and the much number of refugee children at school in the country.

[The Conversation Africa] Ethiopia is holding parliamentary elections at a time of immense domestic turmoil and foreign pressure. This is due to, in particular, the Tigray conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic and other ethnic-based violence.

[DW] Ethiopian authorities have announced new rules for political parties and the media ahead of Monday's poll. In the meantime, Facebook has removed a series of fake accounts which it had linked to the Ethiopian government.

[Balancing Act] London -- Zimbabwe's long-awaited TV liberalization is finally under way with the much-trumpeted granting of six licenses. The catch is that all but one of these licenses have been given to Government entities, military-controlled com...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Statement on the irresponsible and undiplomatic remarks by the Finnish Foreign Minister at the #European Parliament: MoFA

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- An alarming video with claims from Pekka Haavisto, Foreign Minister of Finland and EU's envoy to Ethiopia has emerged in which the top EU diplomat alleged that Ethiopian leaders told him in February of their intents to...

[Chatham House] With elections about to finally start, Ethiopia's growing unrest and Tigray's catastrophic conflict highlights an urgent need to build a political consensus.