Marks is one of at least four journalists who were barred from boarding the flight in Addis Ababa. They were asking me who I was, why I was traveling there,” Marks told VOA via WhatsApp. National elections, scheduled to take place last month, were postponed in March due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. “There was nothing else to do but leave the airport,” Marks said. The federal government has not announced a date for national elections to be held.

Source: Ethiopian News September 07, 2020 16:52 UTC