The atrocities in Tigray have gained more attention in recent weeks, culminating in G7 members making a joint statement calling for an end to the atrocities and assistance to all victims.
Ethiopia delays elections by 2 weeks
Due to logistical constraints, 6th parliamentary polls will take place on June 21 instead of June 5, says National Electoral Board
2021-05-20 20:21:13
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia
Ethiopia on Thursday announced delaying the much-anticipated 6th parliamentary elections by two weeks due to logistical and workforce constraints.
The National Electoral Board said in a statement on Thursday the elections will take place on June 21 instead of June 5.
This came amid heightened electoral campaigning by more than 46 political parties and hundreds of independent candidates vying for the 547-seat House of People s Representatives, the lower house of parliament, as well as for seats in regional councils.
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Updated May 15, 2021
(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 10, 2020 A member of the Ethiopian Defense Forces walks away from a damaged military truck abandoned on a road near the village of Ayasu Gebriel, East of the Ethiopian city of Alamata.
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Ethiopia’s army said that a large group of fighters, allegedly members of the former ruling party of the conflict-torn Tigray region, had been “destroyed” attempting to enter the country from neighbouring Sudan.
Brigadier General Tesfaye Ayalew told the state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate on Friday that a force of some 320 had tried to enter Ethiopia via the town of Humera in northern Tigray.
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