The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia has held two consecutive events this week on inclusion and gender mainstreaming. The Consultative Forum held on Thursday, December 10, 2020, marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Representatives of various parties and civil societies have participated on it. The opening remark was made by Woubshet Ayele, member of the Board`s management.

The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia`s team led by Fikre Gebrehiwot, a member of the NEBE`s Board of Directors, monitored Ghana`s presidential election process, polling day activities, and the voting process to prevent the outbreak of Covid 19.

The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has been preparing various directives in accordance with the authority given to it by Proclamation 1162/2019 and is holding various consultations with stakeholders before approving them.

Guidelines discussed during the consultations on November 12 and 13, 2020

- Candidate Registration Performance Guideline
- Support Signature Collection and electoral symbol selection Guideline
- Election Campaign Ethics Guideline
- International Election Observers Licensing, work procedures, and Ethics Guideline

The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia concluded its three-day meeting with various stakeholders on November 2, 2020. The discussion was attended by civil society organizations, members of the media community and political parties. Among the major issues raised at the forum are: the major preparations about the election during covid epidemic; What are expected from stakeholders? What does the Board's preparation look like? When will the main election activities take place? And how election related conflicts be resolved, were also been discussed.

The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia held talks with government stakeholders last week on preparations for the upcoming national elections. During the meeting, ministers from concerned sectors were present and discussions were held on the key collaborations expected from each ministry. The discussion was attended by the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Peace, the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education and the Central Statistics Authority.

Members of the Joint Council of Political Parties and Political Parties have attended a visit organized by the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia today, October 23, 2020. Members of the Joint Council of Women Political Parties were also present.

They visited polling stations and warehouses designed to show the upcoming election process and operations conducted in previous election. In addition, the Board handed over the keys of different offices and party center to the Joint Council of Parties and the Joint Council of Women members of Parties prepared for them.

It is known that the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has received various complaints from members of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) leadership regarding the change of leadership and suspension.
On one hand, on August 7, 2020, Ararso Bikila and others, by two letters dated 06 / ABO / 12 and 7/08/12 05/03/19, number 08 / ABO / 12, had informed NEBE that the party's executive committee had imposed a ban on the party's chairman, Daoud Ibsa, and asked the board to approve the decision.