 The Electoral Commission has announced that Ethiopia's general election has been postponed again and given a new date for the 21st of June 2021. The second most populous country in Africa was initially due to vote in August of 2020, but the ballots which designated national and regional elected officials was postponed to June 5, 2021, due to the coronavirus epidemic. On Saturday, the Electoral Commission announced a further delay to the vote due to logistical obstacles without immediately setting a new date. The vote is crucial for the elections for Prime Minister Abe Ahmad, who in 2018 promised to organise the most democratic elections in Ethiopia.