Ethiopia's ruling party touts growth before vote, critics say freedoms suffer

People walk on a busy street in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 18, 2015. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopians vote on Sunday in an election likely to hand another sweeping victory to the ruling party, which boasts of delivering one of the fastest growing economies in Africa though opponents say it has crushed dissent at the same time.

The Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) has been in power since 1991, during which time the nation that was shattered by communist purges in the 1970s and a 1980s famine has drawn increasing foreign investor interest.