ETHIOPIANS TO VOTE IN POLL

ETHIOPIA will vote tomorrow in an election in which Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is seeking a popular mandate after three years of great change, but also violent turmoil. The election was delayed twice – once for the Covid-19 pandemic, and again to allow electoral officials more time to prepare. For millions of Ethiopians, the election is nationwide in name only, with voting not going ahead in close to a fifth of the country’s 547 constituencies. Some areas were deemed too insecure to hold a vote. |