According to the National Election Board of Ethiopia, more than 54 million people, out of the country's estimated 130 million population, are registered to vote, with youth and women forming a significant number of the electorate.

People wait to cast their ballots in the country's seventh general election at a polling station in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on June 1, 2026. Polling stations opened across Ethiopia on Monday morning as millions of voters are set to cast their ballots in the country's seventh general election. (Photo: Xinhua)

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Addis Ababa, May 28, 2026 —Child development experts have praised Addis Ababa’s growing investment in green spaces, safe play areas, and child-focused urban planning, describing the initiative as a major step toward improving children’s cognitive,

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 mint-green city bus through the notoriously congested streets of Addis Ababa.