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Ethiopian distance runner Dejene Berhanu, who was reported dead at the age of 29 last Sunday by his management firm, took his own life. Two independent sources contacted by Race Results Weekly who had knowledge of the situation, one in the United States and one in Ethiopia, confirmed the news. Neither source wished to be identified given the sensitivity of the situation. Read the rest of this entry »
Addis Ababa – The Ethiopian national soccer will face its Guinean counterpart in the Africa Cup of Nations Group B qualifier here on Sunday. Read the rest of this entry »
Ethiopia devalued its currency, the birr, by 17 percent against the dollar, the third such move in the past 14 months, according to the National Bank of Ethiopia. Read the rest of this entry »
Tullow Oil Plc, which plans to produce its first oil in Ghana later this year, will expand exploration in Kenya and Ethiopia with the acquisition of interests in six licenses from Africa Oil Corp. Read the rest of this entry »
With the delivery of its first 777-200LR in November 2010, Ethiopian will be the first airline in Africa to operate the world’s most technologically advanced, and longest-range airplane in the world, further reaffirming its leading position on the continent. Read the rest of this entry »
Ethiopian Airlines has made an overwhelming insurance claim from the state owned Ethiopian Insurance Corporation (EIC) for the crash of one of its aircraft off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon in January this year. Read the rest of this entry »
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
August 30, 2010 (ADDIS ABABA) – An exiled Eritrean political organization, the Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization (RSADO) on Monday urged the international community to investigate the allegedly dumping of foreign toxic waste by the waters inside the tiny Red Sea nation. Read the rest of this entry »
APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Ethiopia announced on Monday plans to attract around one million tourists by 2010, which is currently poor compared to the country’s tourism attraction sites. Read the rest of this entry »
More than a quarter of a million Ethiopians are at risk from heavy floods which are expected next month, according to a forecast issued by the United Nations on Monday. Read the rest of this entry »
RIYADH — Five Ethiopians died in a crowded Saudi centre for deporting illegal immigrants, the Arab News reported Monday. Read the rest of this entry »