Ethiopia votes in first electoral test for PM Abiy Ahmed
The twice-delayed poll is Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's first electoral test since coming to power in 2018.
Ethiopians are voting in key elections amid rising tensions and a conflict in the northern Tigray region. The twice-delayed poll is Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's first electoral test since coming to power in 2018.
Plus Guinea has officially declared that the Ebola outbreak that hit the south-east of the country in February has ended.
And a year after being banned by the authorities over a steamy video, Tanzanian hip-hop artist Rosa Ree bounces back with a new party anthem.
Photo: Ethiopians queuing to vote in the capital Addis Ababa. Credit: BBC
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