Ethiopia
Financing of forthcoming elections in the balance

At the closing of a polling station in the city of Bahir Dar, on 21 June 2021.
At the closing of a polling station in the city of Bahir Dar, on 21 June 2021. © Eduardo Soteras/AFP
The 2026 general elections in Ethiopia could cost almost twice as much as the previous ballot in 2021. Yet budgetary constraints of Western backers may force Addis Ababa to rein in its aspirations. [...]
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