Al Jazeera English published this video item, entitled “Tigray crisis overshadows Ethiopia elections” – below is their description.
People in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region will not take part in Monday’s general elections.
The government says conditions on the ground do not allow for the vote, and has promised to hold elections once things stabilise.
More than two million people have been displaced by months of conflict that have forced tens of thousands of people to seek refuge in neighbouring Sudan.
Al Jazeera’s Hiba Morgan reports from Sudan’s Gadarif state, on the border with Ethiopia.
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The video item below is a piece of English language content from Al Jazeera. Al Jazeera is a Qatari state-funded broadcaster based in Doha, Qatar, owned by the Al Jazeera Media Network.
Ethiopia, in the Horn of Africa, is a rugged, landlocked country split by the Great Rift Valley. With archaeological finds dating back more than 3 million years, it’s a place of ancient culture. Among its important sites are Lalibela with its rock-cut Christian churches from the 12th–13th centuries. Aksum is the ruins of an ancient city with obelisks, tombs, castles and Our Lady Mary of Zion church.
The Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, Libya to the northwest, Chad to the west, the Central African Republic to the southwest, South Sudan to the south, Ethiopia to the southeast, Eritrea to the east, and the Red Sea to the northeast.
Sudan’s history goes back to the Pharaonic period. Independence from the British was proclaimed on 1 January 1956.
Islam was Sudan’s state religion and Islamic laws applied from 1983 until 2020 when the country became a secular state. The economy has been described as lower-middle income and relies on oil production. Sudan is a member of the United Nations, the Arab League, African Union, COMESA, Non-Aligned Movement and the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation.
Voting is a method for a group, such as a meeting or an electorate, in order to make a collective decision or express an opinion usually following discussions, debates or election campaigns. Democracies elect holders of high office by voting. Residents of a place represented by an elected official are called “constituents”, and those constituents who cast a ballot for their chosen candidate are called “voters”. There are different systems for collecting votes, but while many of the systems used in decision-making can also be used as electoral systems, any which cater for proportional representation can only be used in elections.
In smaller organizations, voting can occur in different ways. Formally via ballot to elect others for example within a workplace, to elect members of political associations or to choose roles for others. Informally voting could occur as a spoken agreement or as a verbal gesture like a raised hand or electronically.
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Aljezira is not genuine public media sources as it officially covering fake and fabricated news favouring the let Woyane Junta and Egypt. All the conflicts happing in Ethiopia is because of Woyane Junta & Egypt and well supported by Wester world including USA & UK. We Ethiopians have the right to live as one nation and to feed our selves using our God given resources. We know that there is no global court to stand by the side of poor nation when all big nations started what ever they want to do.
But Thanks to God there are China and RUSSIA to stand in opposition to unfair & undemocratic West. And we Know for Sure that THE DEVIL BY NO MEANS CAN DESTROY WHAT GOD STARTED DOING IN ETHIOPIA! Abiy Ahmed is GOD’s GIFT to ETHIOPIA!
Aljezira is not genuine public media sources as it officially covering fake and fabricated news favouring the let Woyane Junta and Egypt. All the conflicts happing in Ethiopia is because of Woyane Junta & Egypt and well supported by Wester world including USA & UK. We Ethiopians have the right to live as one nation and to feed our selves using our God given resources. We know that there is no global court to stand by the side of poor nation when all big nations started what ever they want to do.
But Thanks to God there are China and RUSSIA to stand in opposition to unfair & undemocratic West. And we Know for Sure that THE DEVIL BY NO MEANS CAN DESTROY WHAT GOD STARTED DOING IN ETHIOPIA! Abiy Ahmed is GOD’s GIFT to ETHIOPIA!