A vote with no confidence: Ethiopia’s untimely election

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<p>The northern region of Tigray, consumed by war and facing famine, will not vote today. It is all a <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2021/06/16/ethiopias-flawed-elections-risk-dividing-the-country-further?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">far cry</a> from what Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed once promised. Italy has piles of cash and a new ministry to guide it through a green revolution; we examine <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2021/06/12/italy-has-a-tough-task-ahead-on-climate-change?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">its plans</a> and its challenges. And a rare conservation <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2021/05/27/australian-whales-are-breeding-like-rabbits?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">success</a> off Australia’s coast.</p><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>