Ethiopian men dressed in traditional costumes attend the 126th anniversary celebration of the battle of Adwa where the Ethiopian forces defeated invading Italian forces in 1896, at Menelik II Square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie 

Ethiopian men dressed in traditional costumes attend the 126th anniversary celebration of the battle of Adwa where the Ethiopian forces defeated invading Italian forces in 1896, at Menelik II Square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie 

Ethiopian Orthodox Church followers gather outside the St. George church during the 126th anniversary celebration of the battle of Adwa where the Ethiopian forces defeated invading Italian forces in 1896, at Menelik II Square, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie 

Ethiopian Orthodox Church choir sings outside the St. George church during the 126th anniversary celebration of the battle of Adwa where the Ethiopian forces defeated an invading Italian forces in 1896, at Menelik II Square, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie 

A woman performs during the 126th anniversary celebration of the battle of Adwa where the Ethiopian forces defeated invading Italian forces in 1896, at Menelik II Square, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie 

Members of the Ethiopian St. George football club cheer as they attend the 126th anniversary celebration of the battle of Adwa where the Ethiopian forces defeated invading Italian forces in 1896, at Menelik II Square, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie 

Members of the Ethiopian St. George football club cheer as they attend the 126th anniversary celebration of the battle of Adwa where the Ethiopian forces defeated invading Italian forces in 1896, at Menelik II Square, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie 

Street vendors prepare to sell souvenir merchandise during the 126th anniversary celebration of the battle of Adwa where the Ethiopian forces defeated invading Italian forces in 1896, at Menelik II Square, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie 

Ethiopian Orthodox Church faithful are sprayed with water to receive blessings during the annual Timkat celebration of Epiphany in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 19, 2022. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

Ethiopian Orthodox Church clergymen attend the annual Timkat celebration of Epiphany in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 19, 2022. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

An Ethiopian Orthodox Church faithful is sprayed with water to receive blessings during the annual Timkat celebration of Epiphany in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 19, 2022. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

Choir members of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church hold ‘begena’, church instrument similar to harp during the annual Timkat celebration of Epiphany in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia January 19, 2022. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

Ethiopian Orthodox Church faithful are sprayed with water to receive blessings during the annual Timkat celebration of Epiphany in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 19, 2022. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

Ethiopian Orthodox Church faithful are sprayed with water to receive blessings during the annual Timkat celebration of Epiphany in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 19, 2022. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

Ethiopian Orthodox Church faithful are sprayed with water to receive blessings during the annual Timkat celebration of Epiphany in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 19, 2022. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

An Ethiopian Orthodox Church faithful is sprayed with water to receive blessings during the annual Timkat celebration of Epiphany in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 19, 2022. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

A choir member of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church holds a ‘begena’, a church instrument similar to harp during the annual Timkat celebration of Epiphany in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia January 19, 2022. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

An Eritrean refugee who fled his home in a refugee camp after fighting broke out in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray poses for a portrait behind a curtain in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 25, 2021. To match Special Report ETHIOPIA-CONFLICT/ERITREA REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie 

Ayalew Wedajo, 60, is processed before casting his ballot inside a polling station during the Ethiopian parliamentary and regional elections, near Addisu Michael, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

Ayalew Wedajo, 60, goes through security check before casting his ballot inside a polling station during the Ethiopian parliamentary and regional elections, near Addisu Michael, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

Ayalew Wedajo, 60, poses for a photograph inside his house during an interview with Reuters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

Ayalew Wedajo, 60, poses for a photograph outside his house during an interview with Reuters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

Ayalew Wedajo, 60, poses for a photograph inside his house during an interview with Reuters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

Ayalew Wedajo, 60, poses for a photograph inside his house during an interview with Reuters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

Ayalew Wedajo, 60, looks through a magazine that contains a story of his deceased son inside his house during an interview with Reuters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

Ayalew Wedajo, 60, casts his ballot inside a polling station during the Ethiopian parliamentary and regional elections, near Addisu Michael, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

People queue outside a polling station during the Ethiopian parliamentary and regional elections, near Addisu Michael, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

A staff member from the National Election Board of Ethiopia processes a woman during the Ethiopian parliamentary and regional elections, at the Woreda 08 election house station, near a palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

A staff member from the National Election Board of Ethiopia watches as a man casts his ballot during the Ethiopian parliamentary and regional elections, at the Woreda 08 election house station, near a palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

A member of Ethiopia security forces casts his ballot during the Ethiopian parliamentary and regional elections, at the Woreda 08 election house station, near a palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

A staff member from the National Election Board of Ethiopia processes a member of the Ethiopia security before he casts his ballot during the Ethiopian parliamentary and regional elections, at the Woreda 08 election house station, near a palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

A staff member from the National Election Board of Ethiopia processes a man after he cast his ballot during the Ethiopian parliamentary and regional elections, at the Woreda 08 election house station, near a palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

A woman casts her ballot during the Ethiopian parliamentary and regional elections, at the Woreda 08 election house station, near a palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

Staff members from the National Election Board of Ethiopia orient polling agents at a station during the Ethiopian parliamentary and regional elections, at the Woreda 08 election house station, near a palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

People are seen during the Ethiopian parliamentary and regional elections, at the Woreda 08 election house station, near a palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

People are seen during the Ethiopian parliamentary and regional elections, at the Woreda 08 election house station, near a palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

A staff member from the National Election Board of Ethiopia processes members of the Ethiopia security before they cast their ballots during the Ethiopian parliamentary and regional elections, at the Woreda 08 election house station, near a palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

Staff members from the National Election Board of Ethiopia and polling observers pray during the Ethiopian parliamentary and regional elections, at the Woreda 08 election house station, near a palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

A staff member from the National Election Board of Ethiopia marks the finger of a person after he cast his ballot during the Ethiopian parliamentary and regional elections, at the Woreda 08 election house station, near a palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

People queue to be processed before casting their ballots during the Ethiopian parliamentary and regional elections, at the Woreda 08 election house station, near a palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

Electoral observers are seen during the Ethiopian parliamentary and regional elections, at the Woreda 08 election house station, near a palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

A staff member from the National Election Board of Ethiopia is seen during the Ethiopian parliamentary and regional elections, at the Woreda 08 election house station, near a palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

Electoral observers are seen during the Ethiopian parliamentary and regional elections, at the Woreda 08 election house station, near a palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

A staff member from the National Election Board of Ethiopia prepares polling materials during the Ethiopian parliamentary and regional elections, at the Woreda 08 election house station, near a palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

A staff member from the National Election Board of Ethiopia watches as an electorate casts his ballot during the Ethiopian parliamentary and regional elections, at the Woreda 08 election house station, near a palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

A staff member from the National Election Board of Ethiopia processes the electorate at a station during the Ethiopian parliamentary and regional elections, at the Woreda 08 election house station, near a palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

Staff from the National Election Board of Ethiopia prepare a polling during the Ethiopian parliamentary and regional elections, at the Woreda 08 election house station, near a palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

Staff from the National Election Board of Ethiopia prepare polling materials during the Ethiopian parliamentary and regional elections, at the Woreda 08 election house station, near a palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

Followers of the Ethiopian Orthodox church gather outside the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 20, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie 

Followers of the Ethiopian Orthodox church are seen at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 20, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie 

Followers of the Ethiopian Orthodox church are seen at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 20, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie 

Followers of the Ethiopian Orthodox church enter the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 20, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie 

Faithful of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church go to church service at the Holy Trinity Cathedral Church on the Easter morning in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 2, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

Faithful of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church go to church service at the Holy Trinity Cathedral Church on the Easter morning in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 2, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

Faithful of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church go to church service at the Holy Trinity Cathedral Church on the Easter morning in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 2, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

Faithful of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church go to church service at the Holy Trinity Cathedral Church on the Easter morning in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 2, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

Ortodox faithful take pictures at the Holy Trinity Cathedral Church on the Easter morning in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 2, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

An Orthodox woman prays at the Holy Trinity Cathedral Church on the Easter morning in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 2, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 

A view shows water flowing in the stream near the scene of an explosion under a bridge in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia November 11, 2020 REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie 

A resident looks at the scene of an explosion under a bridge in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia November 11, 2020 REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie