We show you our most important and recent visitors news details Ethiopia election board proposes August vote in the following articleHind Al Soulia - Riyadh - ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia's electoral board on Wednesday proposed holding landmark national polls in August, drawing criticism over the timing — at the height of the rainy season — of the first competitive elections in 15 years. But a draft schedule distributed on Wednesday by the electoral board calls for voting on Aug. 16. Soleyana Shimeles, a spokeswoman for the board, said feedback would be solicited from political parties and other stakeholders before publishing a final schedule on Feb. 1. "Most roads are not accessible in Ethiopia during the rainy season. Participants also questioned the readiness of the electoral board and the security situation in Ethiopia, which has struggled to curb ethnic violence.

Source: Ethiopian News January 15, 2020 14:59 UTC