Ethiopia has peacefully concluded its pre-election process and voting and many parties and participants have actively engaged in the process. The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia has put hard work and organisational efforts into ensuring that as many of Ethiopia’s 36.8 million registered voters as possible had the chance to exercise their vote. The EU
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Press Statement Marie Harf Deputy Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC May 27, 2015 The United States commends the people of Ethiopia for their civic participation in generally peaceful parliamentary and regional elections on May 24. We acknowledge the National Electoral Board’s organizational efforts and the African Union’s role as the only international
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Ethiopia’s elections have been overshadowed by criticism of the government’s human rights record. Fair enough, it’s a poor record. But this kind of one-dimensional thinking misses the point entirely. Far from tearing Ethiopia down, we should be looking at all the things this country is doing right. By SIMON ALLISON. On Sunday, Ethiopians voted in
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Addis Ababa (AFP) – Ethiopia’s quiet premier, Hailemariam Desalegn, whose powerful party is expected to return to office in elections Sunday, is a onetime technocrat with a modern bent who was little known a few years ago. The 49-year-old Hailemariam has overseen a smooth transition in the vast Horn of Africa nation, the continent’s oldest
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Ethiopia’s election is a wake-up call on human rights and sound governance The international community must challenge Ethiopia’s oppressive regime by funding local human rights and democracy groups Election rally by the Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) in Addis Ababa, 21 May 2015. An election rally staged by the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front
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By Karim Lebhour Addis Ababa (AFP) – Ethiopia, Africa’s second-most populous country, holds general elections Sunday, the first since the death of long-time strongman Meles Zenawi whose successor Hailemariam Desalegn is seen as all but certain to stay in office. Over 36.8 million Ethiopians have registered for the polls, considered by the international community as
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The mother and sister of Getahun Abraham, an Ethiopian activist who committed suicide a month before May 24 elections. Photographer: William Davison/Bloomberg By William Davison Bloomberg News A month before Ethiopia’s elections, opposition activist Getahun Abraham walked into a compound of government offices in the southern town of Gimbichu, doused his body in gasoline and
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Election victory for governing EPRDF a certainty, but why it will win is still subject to debate. The EPRDF’s six million plus members, huge resources and support networks give it an advantage When Ethiopia’s ruling party and its allies won 99.6 percent of the parliamentary seats in the country’s last elections five years ago, some
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