Electoral reforms are high on the agenda as Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed hosts dozens of opposition leaders in his office to discuss what he called "the building of democratic institutions and culture". The meeting, which is being attended by the newly appointed chair of the election board, Birtukan Mideksa, signals the beginning of a series of talks between the governing Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) and opposition groups ahead of elections in 2020. In his opening address Mr Abiy affirmed his government's commitment to hold a free and fair election and support the opposition which he urged to be less fragmented. But ethnic unrest has continued to challenge the new administration. More than one million people are displaced across the country by ethnically motivated attacks and conflicts.

Source: Ethiopian News November 28, 2018 06:00 UTC