Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo, Ethiopia’s Hawi Feysa win Chicago Marathon

CHICAGO — Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda and Ethiopian Hawi Feysa won the men’s and women’s races at the Chicago Marathon by comfortable margins on Sunday. Kiplimo crossed the line in a personal-best time of 2 hours, 2 minutes and 23 seconds. He was 1...

Harnessing Data, Driving Innovation: Securing East Africa’s Water Future

Africa’s water resources are coming under mounting strain, driven by population growth, intensifying climate shocks, and declining water quality, experts warned this week at a high-level symposium in Addis Ababa. The gathering underscored the...

Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia Prediction and Betting Tips | October 12th 2025   

Burkina Faso will welcome Ethiopia to Stade du 4 Août in the FIFA World Cup qualification campaign on Sunday. We have come to the end of the qualifiers in the CAF zone, with both teams set to play their final game. Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia Preview...

China, Ethiopia Strengthen Industrial Cooperation at 2025 BRICS Matchmaking Event in Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa, September 27, 2025 (ENA) -- The 2025 China-Ethiopia Industry Matchmaking Event was held in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, to forge industrial synergy and advance policy coordination among China, Ethiopia, and other BRICS member...

Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo, Ethiopia's Hawi Feysa win Chicago Marathon, while Conner Mantz sets American record

For a good while Sunday, Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo was on a world record pace for the Chicago Marathon. While he ultimately fell short of that record, Kiplimo still walked away with the win. Kiplimo finished with a time of 2:02:23 to win the event....

Ethiopia’s PM says Red Sea access is a national goal, vows to pursue it through strategy — not begging

Ethiopia’s PM says Red Sea access is a national goal, vows to pursue it through strategy — not begging JIGJIGA - Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed insists that his country must get access to the sea, adding that he will not achieve it through...

WFP warns of rising hunger among refugees in Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations (UN) World Food Program (WFP) on Friday warned that refugees in Ethiopia are at risk of rising hunger as critical funding shortages force cuts to food rations. The WFP said in a statement that in...

Ethiopia’s fuel vehicle ban tightens as diesel, gas trucks face import blacklist

Ethiopia is ramping up its crackdown on fuel-powered vehicles by tightening import restrictions on diesel and gasoline trucks. The latest regulations seek to blacklist certain models, part of a broader effort to reduce emissions and shift toward...

Ethiopia Sets March 2026 Deadline for WTO Accession

Seventh working party meeting scheduled for January Ethiopia has set March 2026 as the deadline to finalize accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), ending more than two decades of planning and negotiations. Last week saw the conclusion of...

Ethiopia’s Finance Minister, World Bank VP Pledge Deeper Collaboration on Human Capital Development

Addis Ababa, October 3, 2025 (ENA)— Ethiopian Minister of Finance, Ahmed Shide met with Mamta Murthi, World Bank Vice President, People Vice Presidency who is in Addis for Human Capital Forum, to discuss partnership to advance human capital...

Ethiopia: Washington Update- 50 State Strategy: A Call to Action

Washington Update by Mesfin Mekonen October 4, 2025 50-State Strategy: A Call to Action Organize, Advocate, and Act to Prevent Genocide in Ethiopia’s Amhara Region Ethiopia is facing a rapidly deteriorating human rights crisis, especially in the...

If Eritrea Could Reply: A Fictional Rebuttal to Ethiopia’s UN Complaint

The official position of the Government of Eritrea to anything that cries for it to speak out is “we choose to be silent”, a culture that has failed Eritrea over, and over, and over. This is how a normal government would have responded to...

Africa Intelligence Brief - October 24, 2025

(MENAFN- The Rio Times) Today's tape tilts firmly toward hard politics, defense posture and market‐shaping policy. Nigeria reshuffled its entire military top brass weeks after a foiled coup plot, while Addis Ababa condemned an EU–Egypt joint...

Ethiopia Making Significant Strides in Manufacturing Sector, Says Industry Minister

Addis Ababa, October 3, 2025 (ENA)—Ethiopia has made significant strides in advancing the manufacturing sector in recent years, driven by the government's reform agendas, Minister of Industry Melaku Alebel said. Ethiopia's manufacturing sector is...

Haile Selassie’s Band of Armenian Orphans: How a Shared Faith Shaped Ethiopia’s Musical Legacy

By Zehabesha News Desk Source: New Lines Magazine, by Irina Costache (October 10, 2025) In the spring of 1924, Ras Tafari Makonnen—Ethiopia’s Crown Prince and de facto ruler, later crowned Emperor Haile Selassie—set out on a historic diplomatic...

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Ethiopia, GFZ Says

(Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck Ethiopia on Saturday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), GFZ said. (Reporting by Dheeraj Kumar in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Chopra)

From Trade to Knowledge: What WTO Means for Ethiopia

Ethiopia stands at a critical juncture in its economic and developmental trajectory. Accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) is often discussed in terms of trade liberalization and market integration, but its potential impact on knowledge...

5.7-magnitude quake hits Ethiopia: GFZ

Beijing: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted Ethiopia at 1618:27 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 13.77 degrees north latitude...

Ethiopia's Mega-Projects Vital to Accelerate Growth, Prosperity: Scholars

Addis Ababa, October 3, 2025 (ENA) -- The large-scale development projects completed, underway, and planned in Ethiopia hold great promise for the nation’s future growth and prosperity, according to Scholars. They emphasized that the recent...

The Ambassador of Turkmenistan presented copies of his credentials to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia

On October 10, 2025, in Addis Ababa, the newly appointed Ambassador of Turkmenistan to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (with residence in Ankara), M.Ishangulyev, presented copies of his credentials to the Director General of the...