Ethiopia
Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:41:23 GMTAll of Africa Today - June 8, 2026
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Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:21:26 GMTEthiopia's Election Results Will Likely Confirm Status Quo
[DW] Ethiopia's ruling Prosperity Party is set for a decisive election win when results are announced. The election was marked by security challenges, a divided opposition and the exclusion of entire regions from voting.
Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:13:56 GMTEthiopia Takes Part in 11th BRICS Foreign Policy Dialogue in New Delhi, MFA Says
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has announced that the country took part in the 11th BRICS Foreign Policy Dialogue held in New Delhi under India's BRICS Chairship.
Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:28:25 GMTNational Election Board Says Most Constituencies Declared Election Results
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Out of the targeted 1,138 constituencies, about 825 constituencies have declared election results, according to the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE).
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:25:40 GMTEthiopia Appoints Lemlem Fiseha As Ambassador to African Union
[Reporter] Ethiopia has appointed Ambassador Lemlem Fiseha Minale as its new permanent representative to the African Union (AU), replacing Ambassador Hirut Zemene, who completed a two-year tenure in the role.
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:39:14 GMTRedefining 'Free and Fair' - Ethiopia's Election and Electoral Legitimacy
[African Arguments] "Democracy is not just a question of having a vote. It consists of strengthening each citizen's possibility and capacity to participate in the deliberations involved in life in society."
Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:01:18 GMTEthiopian Religious Heritage Artifacts Returned From Italy
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- A collection of Ethiopian religious heritage artifacts preserved for decades by an Italian family has been officially returned to Ethiopia.
Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:00:59 GMTJapan Praises Ethiopia's Electoral Process, Hails Successful 7th General Election
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Japan has commended Ethiopia for the successful conduct of its 7th General Election, praising the efforts of the country's electoral authorities and the active participation of citizens in the democratic process.
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:44:53 GMTAU, IGAD Observers Publish Conflicting Reports On Ethiopia's Vote
[Reporter] Preliminary reports published by the African Union (AU) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) following the conclusion of Ethiopia's seventh national elections on Monday cite disparate voter statistics.
Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:15:50 GMTEmbassy in Addis Ababa Concludes 10-Day Uganda Familiarization Trip for Ethiopians
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- The Ugandan Embassy in Addis Ababa has concluded a landmark ten-day Familiarisation (FAM) trip that brought together an Ethiopian delegation comprising media influencers, tour operators, travel professionals, conten...
Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:52:25 GMTHeads of AU and IGAD Election Missions Laud Ethiopia's Democratic, Electoral Evolution
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The African Union and IGAD Election Observation Missions to the 2026 Ethiopian election have commended the significant milestone in the country's democratic and electoral evolution.
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:51:29 GMTEU Delegation, Member States' Diplomatic Missions Welcome the Holding of the 7th Ethiopian General Election
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Delegation of the European Union to Ethiopia, along with the diplomatic missions of the EU Member States, welcomed the holding of the 7th General Election in Ethiopia on 1 June 2026.
Thu, 04 Jun 2026 03:50:52 GMTEthiopia, Finland Seek to Deepen Economic Cooperation, Bilateral Engagement
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia and Finland have expressed their keenness to bolster their economic cooperation.
Thu, 04 Jun 2026 03:36:38 GMTDemocratic Bloc Split Over Addis Ababa Dialogue As SLM-Abdelwahid Joins Talks
[Dabanga] Addis Ababa -- Divisions emerged within Sudan's Democratic Bloc ahead of Sudanese-Sudanese dialogue talks in Addis Ababa, while the Sudan Liberation Movement led by Abdelwahid El Nur (SLM-AW) announced its participation in the process.
Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:28:25 GMTThe Untold Story of the Battle of Adowa - How Anti-Imperialism Can Be Rebuilt From the Ground Up
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Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:33:41 GMTLandslide Re-Election Expected for PM Abiy
[Daily Trust] Ethiopians flocked to the polls on Monday, with the Prosperity Party (PP) of incumbent Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed all but guaranteed to win a landslide victory.
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:52:15 GMTNEBE Announces Successful Conclusion of Ethiopia's 7th General Election
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has announced the successful completion of Ethiopia's 7th General Election, marking the end of a nationwide voting process.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:15:54 GMTEthiopia Goes Electric Following Gas Car Ban
[DW] Electric vehicles have taken off in Ethiopia. Key to the shift: a world-first ban on importing fossil fuel-powered vehicles.
Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:52:24 GMTCoalition of Ethiopian Civil Society Organizations Reports High Voter Turnout, Largely Peaceful Election
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Coalition of Ethiopian Civil Society Organizations for Elections (CECOE) said the voting process in Ethiopia's 7th General Election reflected high voter turnout and was mostly peaceful, and conducted by election officials wit...
Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:24:42 GMTEthiopia Concludes Historic Seventh General Election Peacefully
[Horn Diplomat] Addis Ababa -- Millions of Ethiopians cast their ballots in the country's 7th General Election, bringing voting to a close after a largely peaceful nationwide process that authorities, observers and political stakeholders described a...
Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:26:27 GMTEthiopian Communities Are Using Low-Cost Methods to Restore Eroded Land
[The Conversation Africa] Nearly a quarter of the land in Ethiopia is degraded. It has lost its quality and can no longer grow crops, support plant life, or hold water as it used to. The causes are mainly human pressures (deforestation, overuse, poor...
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:11:22 GMTEthiopians Cast Their Votes As Government Hails Peaceful Conclusion of Historic 7th General Election
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Ethiopian government has declared the country's 7th General Election a success, praising millions of citizens for their participation in what it described as a peaceful and historic democratic exercise.
Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:32:16 GMTVoting Interrupted in 'Certain Areas' of Oromia and Amhara Regions
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) said 143 polling stations across the country failed to open today due to security-related problems, while voting that had already begun was later interrupted in parts of t...
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:35:24 GMTPM Abiy Urges Candidates to Honor Public Trust As Millions Vote Across Ethiopia
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has called on political candidates across the spectrum to embrace a profound sense of duty and psychological readiness to match the extraordinary commitment demonstrated by the Ethiopian electorate today...
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 03:52:47 GMTEthiopia Goes to the Polls With the Result Widely Seen As a Foregone Conclusion
[RFI] Ethiopia holds parliamentary and regional elections on Monday that analysts expect Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's party to win by a large margin, despite significant unrest across much of the country.
Mon, 01 Jun 2026 07:04:56 GMTAll of Africa Today - June 1, 2026
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Tue, 02 Jun 2026 04:13:42 GMTMillions Vote As Ethiopia Holds Landmark General Election
[Horn Diplomat] Addis Ababa, June 1 (Horn Diplomat) -- Millions of Ethiopians headed to polling stations across the country on Monday as voting began in Ethiopia's 7th General Election, a nationwide vote seen as a major test of the country's democrat...
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 04:06:47 GMTNEBE Extends Voting Hours to Accommodate Queues
[ENA] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- _ The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has issued an additional statement regarding the conduct of the 7th General Election.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 04:05:48 GMTPrime Minister Abiy Praises Ethiopians' Extraordinary Commitment to Democracy
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has commended the Ethiopian people for their extraordinary commitment to democracy, patriotism, and national unity following their massive participation in Ethiopia's 7th General Election.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 04:04:05 GMTSeventh General Election Writes New Chapter in Ethiopia's Democracy, Says President Taye
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- President Taye Atskeselassie said today that the seventh general election will write a new chapter in the Ethiopian democracy.