Candidates in the first round of local elections should file their single bank account statement opened for the electoral campaign with the Court of Auditors within a period not exceeding 45 days, starting January 24, in compliance with Organic Law No. 16 of 2014 on elections and referendums. This procedure applies only to the 6,177 candidates who ran election campaigns in the first round of the elections. It does not apply to candidates chosen by sortition. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse Addis Ababa: The Prosperity Party's (PP) Central Committee meeting has commenced today. 'This morning we have commenced Prosperity Party's Central Committee meeting,' Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed posted on social media. Recall that the party held its Executive Committee meeting for the past two days to discuss key national as well as party agenda items. Source: Ethiopian News Agency