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A man walks past Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed election campaign poster in Jimma on May 27, 2026 ahead of the country’s general elections scheduled for June 1, 2026. [AFP]
In Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, it is hard to tell an election will happen on Monday that will decide the next five years of Africa's second most populous country.
A few people can be spotted wearing T-shirts with the wheat symbol of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party (PP), but there are no election posters anywhere.
The party held its only major campaign rally in the capital on Tuesday. It was over by 8:00 am and Abiy, who has ruled since 2018, did not appear.
