Africa Ethiopia After the third earthquake struck the country some 570 km from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Professor of Geology and Water Resources at Cairo University, Abbas Sharaqi, raised concerns about the safety of the dam
Africa Ethiopia A $500 million plan to combat land degradation and improve food security in Ethiopia was approved by the Climate Investment Funds; more than half the country is subject to degradation and 11 million hectares are at risk of desertification
Africa Ethiopia Over 43.000 runners took part in the 24th Great Ethiopian Run International 10km race, staged at its familiar venue of Meskel Square in Addis, a new record that surpassed last year's by almost 5.000 participants
Africa Ethiopia Emperor Tewodros II's shield, an artefact looted from Ethiopia during the Battle of Magdala in 1868 against the UK, has returned to the country after 156 years
Africa Ethiopia An article published a few days ago in the New York Times denounces the very serious malaria epidemic the country is facing, with more than 6,1 million cases and 1.038 deaths in 2024, more than double the number in 2023