Ethiopia Announces 'Period of Silence' Ahead of Elections

Ethiopian authorities have announced new rules for political parties and the media ahead of Monday's poll. In the meantime, Facebook has removed a series of fake accounts which it had linked to the Ethiopian government.

Ethiopia's national electoral board ordered a "period of silence" before Monday's parliamentary elections, which includes a ban on campaign rallies and new rules for local media houses.

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