Abiy Ahmed appointed as Ethiopia's new PM

ADDIS ABABA –Chairman of the ruling Ethiopian Peoples Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) Abiy Ahmed was appointed as the country's new prime minister on Monday by Parliament. 

04 - Afghan election commission sets Oct. 20 for parliamentary elections 

KABUL, April 2 (Xinhua) Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) has reset October 20 for the parliamentary elections, local media reported on Monday. 

"The 28th of the month of Mizan, which coincided with October 20, has been set for holding parliamentary elections," the newspaper Daily Outlook said. Previously, the election body announced July 18 as the date for the parliamentary polls in Afghanistan. 

However, the media outlet citing IEC chief Gulajan Bade Sayyad as saying that the "security issues and lack of budget" are the main reasons behind the delay in holding the elections.