Tag: Ethiopia
Ethiopia mourns after army chief, top officials killed
ADDIS ABABA: The death toll from two attacks believed linked to an attempted coup in Ethiopia's northern Amhara state rose to five on Monday,...
Ethiopian leader meets Sudanese opposition, military leaders
KHARTOUM: Ethiopia’s prime minister held separate talks with Sudan’s military rulers and opposition in Khartoum on Friday in a bid to ease the political...
Ethiopian runners sweep Rome marathon
ROME: Ethiopia's Tebalu Zawude Heyi won the Rome marathon on Sunday ahead of compatriots Tesfa Wokneth and Yihunilign Adane as the east African athletics power-house...
Pakistan ranked among ‘10 coolest places to visit in 2019’
The world is a happening place and while we were busy keeping up with what's happening around the world, Forbes in a recent listicle...
Ethiopia appoints first female president
ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia on Thursday appointed a woman to the largely ceremonial position of president for the first time, further increasing female representation in the...
At least 23 die in weekend of Ethiopia ethnic violence
ADDIS ABABA: At least 23 people were killed in a weekend of violence targeting minorities in the ethnic Oromo heartland near Ethiopia's capital Addis...
Ethiopian police detain 200 people over violence
NAIROBI: Ethiopian police have detained 200 people in connection with violence on the outskirts of capital on Saturday that left 23 dead, state affiliated...
18 killed as Ethiopian military helicopter crashes
ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian state media are reporting that a military helicopter has crashed and killed all 18 people on board, including two children.
Police official...
Eritrea president hails unity with Ethiopia on historic visit
ADDIS ABABA: Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki pledged to resolve his country's dispute with Ethiopia on Saturday in a historic visit to Addis Ababa aimed...
Eritrea leader visits Ethiopia today in historic thaw
ADDIS ABABA: Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki is visiting Ethiopia on Saturday, the latest step in an unprecedented diplomatic thaw between the former archrivals that...
Ethiopia and Eritrea declare war over, promise peace
ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia and Eritrea declared their "state of war" over on Monday and agreed to open embassies, develop ports and resume flights, concrete...
Nine people dead in violence in western Ethiopian region
ADDIS ABABA: The number of people killed in Ethiopia's western Benishangul-Gumuz region has risen to nine since unrest erupted on Monday, officials said.
It was...
Eritrean delegation in Ethiopia for peace talks
ADDIS ABABA: A delegation of top officials from Eritrea has arrived Tuesday in Ethiopia for the first peace talks in 20 years.
Eritrean Foreign Minister...
Landlocked Ethiopia plans new navy as part of military reforms
ADDIS ABABA: Landlocked Ethiopia, which lost its access to the Red Sea nearly three decades ago, plans to build a navy as part of...
UN Security Council extends South Sudan sanctions through mid-July
NEW YORK: The UN Security Council voted on Thursday to renew some sanctions on South Sudan through mid-July and to consider imposing travel bans...
Ethiopia says Saudi Arabia to free 1,000 detained citizens
ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia says more than 1,000 of its citizens will be released from detention centers in Saudi Arabia after a request by new...
Egypt’s president announces ‘breakthrough’ pertaining to Nile dam project
CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Wednesday that a "breakthrough" had been reached in talks with Sudan and Ethiopia over a controversial dam...
