Ethiopia

Defending champions Andamlak Belihu and Tsehay Gemechu produced their personal best to retain the men’s and women’s titles respectively at the 15th Airtel Delhi Half Marathon on Sunday. read more

Ethiopia’s Belihu clocked a provisional timing of 59.10 to defend his title at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, while Gemechu broke her event record with an impressive 66:00. read more

Ethiopia began constructing the Grand Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile in 2012, but the project turned controversial with Egypt insisting that the gigantic dam would severely reduce its water supplies. read more

Family members will not be required to waive or release the right to litigate as a condition of participation. The 737 MAX has been grounded since March after fatal crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia. read more

Love for the Beetle in Ethiopia goes back decades, and is rooted in both economics and nostalgia. read more

Geoffrey Kamworor improved on the 58:18 set in Valencia last year by his compatriot Abraham Kiptum. read more

The fossil dubbed MRD, which provides insight into a pivotal period for the evolutionary lineage that eventually led to modern humans, belongs to the species Australopithecus anamensis, which first appeared roughly 4.2 million years ago. read more

While banned in many countries, chewing khat is commonplace in Ethiopia and the wider Horn of Africa region. read more

Von Hoesslin says he is now resigned to semi-retirement and is convinced that no other carrier will hire him after becoming a self-proclaimed whistle-blower in one of the most high-profile aviation accidents in history. read more

Ethiopians planted 353 million trees in 12 hours, part of a 4 billion tree-planting campaign to fight deforestation and climate change, Minister for Innovation and Technology Getahun Mekuria said. read more

Fans trolled Priyanka Chopra for celebrating her birthday despite being an Assam brand ambassador. She was also called out for smoking during the vacation while discouraging fans from burning firecrackers during Diwali. read more

The teachers have been told to accompany the NGO team to the houses of the school children for facilitating collection of the samples after convincing their parents. read more

The 2019 global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) from the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) was released Thursday. read more

The latest unrest in the Horn of Africa nation flared on Saturday afternoon in Amhara, one of nine autonomous regions, when a “hit squad” attacked a meeting of top officials, Abiy’s office said Sunday. read more

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has faulted Boeing for not telling regulators for more than a year that a safety indicator in the cockpit of the top-selling plane didn’t work as intended. read more