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Ethiopia: How do elections work in a country struggling with conflict and a risk of famine?
Ethiopians have been voting in key elections amid rising tensions and a conflict in the northern Tigray region.
But the vote was postponed in Tigray, where the army has been fighting a local force since November.
The conflict has sparked a humanitarian crisis, with 350,000 people living in famine conditions, according to a recent assessment.
So how does a country which some fear is on the brink of starvation elect its leader?
Aleem Maqbool reports.
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