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[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia has entered the final hours before voting begins in its 7th General Election, with millions of citizens set to head to the polls on June 1, 2026, in what many regard as a significant moment in the country's democratic journey.

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[ENA] Addis Ababa -- As Africa's second-most populous country and one of the continent's most influential states, Ethiopia has long drawn close international attention whenever its citizens head to the polls, American political analyst Andrew Korybko told ENA.

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[ENA] As Ethiopia prepares for its seventh general election on June 1, 2026, international commentary often focuses narrowly on security challenges, neglecting the broader context and positive developments within the country.

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[ENA] Addis Ababa, May 31, 2026 --The past eight years in Ethiopia have been defined by a complex reality marked by sweeping institutional reforms, major infrastructure achievements, and far-reaching national transformation, alongside significant challenges. Yet much of the international and domestic discourse surrounding the country has often focused disproportionately on its vulnerabilities while overlooking substantial progress made across multiple sectors.

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[ENA] There is a familiar pattern in the way many Western media organizations report on Africa.

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[RFI] Ethiopia goes to the polls on Monday in an election which is expected to return Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party to power, but has been marked by instability, restricted voting and questions over whether the vote can challenge the status quo.

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[The Conversation Africa] The first shipment of Lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable that prevents HIV with two shots a year, arrived in South Africa from the United States in early April 2026. Clinical trials showed close to 100% efficacy. The rollout, expected to begin in June 2026, prioritises adolescent girls and young women, pregnant and breastfeeding women, transgender people, sex workers, men who have sex with men, and people who inject drugs.

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[UN News] Community trust will be decisive in bringing the rapidly evolving Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo under control, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Saturday, as health teams race to contain the emergency that has spread across multiple provinces and into neighbouring Uganda.

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[RFI] UN health chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Saturday visited Bunia in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - where a severe Ebola outbreak has been declared.

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[UN News] Nearly 10,000 cases of conflict-related sexual violence were recorded worldwide last year - more than double the previous year's figure - as rape, sexual slavery and abduction were deployed as weapons of war across Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the Caribbean.

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[RFI] As Senegal's former president Abdoulaye Wade turns 100 on Friday, RFI looks back on the life of a man whose century has spanned opposition, imprisonment, triumph and everything in between.

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Filmmaker Meji Alabi directs a landmark BBC Africa Eye documentary about Nigeria's civil war.

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African development bank 2026: The African Development Bank Group’s (www.AfDB.org) five-day Annual Meetings in Brazzaville, concluded on Friday 29 May

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Annual meetings am 2026: The African Development Bank Group’s (www.AfDB.org) Rome Process/Mattei Plan Financing Facility (RPFF) has announced the RPFF

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To oversee these elections, the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) deployed a technical election observation mission to

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President herminie attends seychelles: President of the Republic, Dr Patrick Herminie attended the Seychelles Football Federation (SFF) Cup Final at Unity

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You are not alone: Community trust will be decisive in bringing the rapidly evolving Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo under

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If confirmed, they would be the first infection cases outside Africa, since the outbreak began in DR Congo.

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Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus hailed the recovery of five people infected with the rare strain of the virus for which their is no approved treatment or vaccine.

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Thousands watched the UEFA Champions League final in bars, restaurants, and viewing centres across Lagos.

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Maj Gen Rabe Abubakar's kidnapping highlights continuing security challenges facing parts of the country.