The celebrations of Meskel ('the Cross' in the Amharic language), one of the most important holidays in Ethiopia, were held; about two-thirds of Ethiopia's 120 million inhabitants are Christians

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

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

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