Miscellaneous
Ethiopia’s electoral board has announced that country’s general election will now take place on 21 June, 16 days later than planned.The country was supposed to hold nationwide elections last year but they were postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.The delay contributed to the escalation of political tensions as some groups accused Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s administration of using the pandemic as a pretext to stay in power illegally.The electoral board says that logistical and operational difficulties, including belated voter registration in some areas due to recurring violence, meant it wouldn’t be possible to conduct the polls on time.