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Political tensions rise in Ethiopia over postponed elections

Political tensions are rising in Ethiopia over postponed elections amid Covid-19 battle.

Political tensions are rising in Ethiopia over the postponement of elections which were scheduled for later this year. The ruling party, Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) and opposition parties are at logger heads over how to navigate a constitutional crisis brought about by the Covid -19 pandemic.

The Malawi Supreme Court has upheld the nullification of last year's presidential election.

And we hear the miraculous feat of a cuckoo that flew from Kenya to Asia.

(Picture: Ethiopians wave national flags and celebrate in the streets of Addis Ababa the return of Berhanu Nega, the leader of the former armed movement Ginbot 7, after 11 years in exile, on September 9, 2018. Credit: YONAS TADESSE via Getty Images)

23 minutes

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Fri 8 May 202017:06GMT

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  • Fri 8 May 202017:06GMT

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