A bus plunged into a ravine in northern Ethiopia today, killing at least 28 people and injuring “many others”, local authorities said. Road accidents are common in Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous nation, where roads are often poorly maintained. The bus, which was travelling from Dessie city in Amhara to the capital Addis Ababa, “plunge...
•Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, with an Ethiopian official The federal government is set to sign an agreement with the Government of Ethiopia to transfer over 100 Nigerian prisoners who are currently languishing in their prisons back to Nigeria. According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, the Nig...
•Floods Flooding caused by heavy rains in the Gamo area of southern Ethiopia has left at least 48 people dead, police said today. “The number of bodies recovered from the natural disaster that struck three districts of Gamo Zone has reached 48,” the South Ethiopia Regional State Police Commission said in a statement on X. […]
•Lagos City Marathon, today East African supremacy continued at the Lagos City Marathon as Kenyan and Ethiopian runners topped the men’s and women’s 2026 races. Kenya’s Ezra Kipchumba Kerin showcased exceptional stamina today, clinching victory at the 2026 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon with a remarkable finishing time of 2 hours, 11 minutes,...
•Shettima departing Abuja for Addis Ababa, today Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the 2026 African Union (AU) Summit. The Summit, themed “Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda 2063,” will focus on advan...
•Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu Dozens of Nigerians remain behind bars in Ethiopia as efforts to repatriate them stall, following delays in finalising a crucial Memorandum of Understanding between both countries. The agreement, which would allow convicted Nigerians to serve the remainder of their sentences at hom...
•Obasanjo African countries have appointed a trio of ex-leaders to oversee a push for peace in eastern DR Congo while an International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor arrived today to investigate the upsurge in violence. The Rwanda-backed M23 has in recent weeks seized two major cities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), giving the ...
•Hirpa and Kibet crossing the line at the Lagos City Marathon 2025 The 2025 edition of the annual 42km 2024 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon has been once again dominated by East African runners from Kenya and Ethiopia. Kenya’s Edwin Kibet today emerged winner in the men category, clocking a time of 2:14:06 to win […]
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, to participate in the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government. The meeting is slated for February 14 – 18, 2025. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in [&hellip...
•Scene of the accident A bus overturned in northern Ethiopia today killing 25 people, police said. The accident in the Dawunt district of Amhara region also left 14 people seriously injured and receiving treatment at hospitals in Delanta and Dessie, local authorities said. Road accidents are common in Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous na...
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