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Ethiopia goes electric following gas car ban

Electric vehicles have taken off in Ethiopia. Key to the shift: a world-first ban on importing fossil fuel-powered vehicles. Shashe Asemare handles the large steering wheel with ease, navigating the ...
CNN

Ethiopia’s PM won a Nobel Peace Prize, stoked a civil war - and is set for re-election

When Abiy Ahmed became Ethiopia’s prime minister in 2018, he offered a clean slate for Africa’s oldest uncolonized nation, which had been suffocated by decades of strict state control. His predecessor ...
Al Jazeera English

Ethiopia holds elections with PM Abiy’s party expected to dominate

Ethiopians have begun voting in parliamentary and regional elections, with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s party projected to win by a landslide, despite significant unrest in much of the country. More ...
The Conversation

Ethiopia’s elections will not be politically competitive: two reasons why

Ethiopia has held six national elections since 1995, most under conditions of strong ruling-party dominance. Pilipe Lissac via Getty Images Ethiopia is preparing for a national election on 1 June amid ...
Al Jazeera English

Ethiopia to vote on June 1 as Abiy’s ruling party eyes landslide victory

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Ethiopia will hold general elections on June 1, 2026, with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s governing Prosperity Party (PP) widely expected to secure a decisive victory. A ...
Chatham House

Ethiopia needs more than an election to calm internal and regional conflict

Image — A man walks past an election campaign poster depicting Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Jimma on 27 May 2026. Photo by Marco Simoncelli / AFP via Getty Images. Ethiopia’s election on 1 ...
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Ethiopia votes as ruling party eyes landslide win

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's party is running unopposed in several constituencies. Opposition parties have warned that the elections are even less open than previous votes. Polls opened in ...
The Conversation

Ethiopia votes: dominant ruling party seeks a new mandate in a deeply fragmented nation

Ethiopia’s general election on 1 June 2026 will take place amid armed conflicts and political fragmentation. This has raised questions over voter participation and legitimacy and the future of the ...
BBC

Voting suspended in parts of Ethiopia over security concerns

Voting in Monday's general election was suspended in parts of Ethiopia's Oromia and Amhara regions due to security concerns, but long voter queues were seen elsewhere, electoral commission head ...
Eater

How D.C. Became a Center of Ethiopian Food and Community

In 1978, almost 7,000 miles away from a civil war and oppressive communist regime in Ethiopia, a small restaurant opened at 4840 Georgia Avenue in Washington, D.C. Under the watchful eye of the chef, ...
Reuters

Key events in Ethiopia's journey towards debt restructuring

NAIROBI, May 28 - A group of holders of Ethiopia's $1 billion international bond have rejected a revised proposal on restructuring the debt, leading to the termination of formal talks, the finance ...