Ethiopians pray for peaceful vote ahead of key election
Al Jazeera
Monday represents PM Abiy’s first electoral test since he embarked on a suite of democratic and economic reforms.
Draped in sacred white cloth, the procession drifted silently towards a priest calling the faithful to celebrate the Archangel Michael, a revered saint in Ethiopia. At about dawn, thousands of worshippers gathered at the church in Amhara, the second-largest region of Ethiopia, which is staging long-awaited elections on Monday. The devotees – some bent over canes and others clutching children – offered prayers to Saint Michael in a church bearing his name and topped with metal crosses and a soaring Ethiopian flag in the city of Bahir Dar.More Related News