Gudaf Tsegay broke Faith Kipyegon’s record in the Eugene Diamond League final. She won the race, followed by Beatrice Chebet (second) and Ejgayehu Taye (third). Tsegay aims to run the distance in under 14 minutes. The previous women’s 5,000-meter world record was set by Kenyan Faith Kipyegon at the Eugene Diamond League final, but it was … Read more
Reuters, ADDIS ABABA, May 23 – Ethiopian police arrested around 4,000 people in the northern Amhara region on Monday, according to local state media, as part of a broader crackdown on militia combatants, critics, and the media. Gizachew Muluneh, the Amhara regional administration’s spokesperson, and Legesse Tulu, the federal government’s spokesperson, did not immediately respond … Read more
Malnourished children are rushing into Ethiopia’s Gode city’s major hospital’s paediatric department, as the country’s worst drought in 40 years has caused many families to flee their homes in search of help. A dozen malnourished children were seen by Reuters on Tuesday at Gode General Hospital. According to paediatrician Mohammed Amin, the numbers began to … Read more
A local Islamic organisation stated on Wednesday that more than 20 people were killed in an attack on Muslims in the northern Ethiopian city of Gondar during the funeral of a Muslim senior. The attack on a cemetery on Tuesday was described by the Islamic Affairs Council of Amhara, the region where Gondar is located, … Read more
The UN warned Tuesday that delayed rains are putting 20 million people in Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia at risk of hunger this year, exacerbating an already severe drought. A months-long drought has wreaked havoc on the Horn of Africa, destroying crops and cattle and causing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes … Read more
ADDIS ABABA – The United Nations said Wednesday that Ethiopia had detained 72 drivers working for the World Food Programme (WFP) in a northern city along the only functional road leading into the famine-threatened Tigray region. “We confirm that 72 outsourced drivers contracted by WFP have been detained in Semera. We are liaising with the Government … Read more
WASHINGTON – The United States said Saturday it has ordered the departure of its non-essential diplomats from Ethiopia, as the war between Tigray rebels and government forces intensifies. “The Department of State ordered the departure of non-emergency US government employees and their family members from Ethiopia” on Friday, the State Department said as it issued a … Read more
