Leaders of Ethiopia’s largest opposition bloc said they have evidence of voter intimidation and vote-rigging which may lead them to reject the results of today’s national election.

POLICE are preparing for the death toll in southern Ethiopia floods to rise up to 1,000, a senior officer said yesterday.

Police are preparing for death toll in southern Ethiopia floods to rise up to 1,000, a senior police officer said today.

The death toll from flooding in southern Ethiopia climbed to 194 today, state television reported, as rescuers battled to save thousands of people still marooned by high water.

Fresh flooding has killed 20 people in southern Ethiopia, state television reported today, a week after at least 256 people died in the East following torrential rains.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern met jailed Ethiopian opposition leaders today in an effort to resolve a political crisis triggered by a disputed election.

A pride of hungry lions has killed and devoured 20 villagers, injured 10 others and eaten at least 70 cattle in southern Ethiopia in the past week, police said today.

Russell Fallis