At least 229 people died as a result of two landslides in Kencho-Shacha; people who were swept away by the second landslide, who are the majority of the victims, had gathered to rescue the inhabitants of a house buried by the first one

Turkish President Erdoğan announced that Addis Ababa and Mogadishu had reached an agreement, mediated by Turkey, to end tensions over the issue of Ethiopia's access to the sea

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

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

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