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International Labour Organization

ABIDJAN (ILO News) – Rising temperatures and workplace heat stress are already affecting workers, productivity and economies in Ethiopia, Ghana and Senegal, according to new studies by the International Labour Organization (ILO). The findings show...

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(MENAFN) Ethiopia has taken delivery of twelve Russian-made Su-35 fighter aircraft and intends to purchase four S-400 air defense systems, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) Ethiopia has taken delivery of 12 advanced Russian-made Su-35 fighter jets and intends to buy four S-400 air defense systems, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) Sudan has accused Ethiopia of letting its territory serve as a staging ground for drones used in recent strikes on Sudanese soil.

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(MENAFN) Deadly ethnic violence across the Ethiopian border has driven close to 15,000 people into Kenya, overwhelming local resources and choking cross-border trade, prompting Kenyan legislators to demand that President William Ruto open...

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(MENAFN) Close to 40,000 Ethiopians have crossed into Kenya to escape deadly fighting at home, Kenya’s independent rights watchdog said Tuesday, calling for immediate emergency aid and legal protection for those fleeing.

UN Human Settlements Program

Fuzhou, China, 31 October 2026 – Five cities – Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Santiago de Cali (Colombia), Istanbul (Türkiye), Jingdezhen (China) and Katowice (Poland) – have received the 2026 Global Award for Sustainable Development in Cities (Shanghai...

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(MENAFN) Nearly 40,000 Ethiopians have crossed into Kenya seeking safety from deadly violence at home, prompting Kenya’s independent human rights commission to call for immediate humanitarian support and stronger protection for displaced...

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(MENAFN) Kenyan legislators have urged President William Ruto to pursue diplomatic action to contain escalating ethnic violence in neighboring Ethiopia, as deadly clashes near the shared border have driven nearly 15,000 people into Kenya, placing...

GlobeNewswire, Inc.

Nairobi, Kenya, Oct. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- East African potato farmers could soon get help from an unlikely source – potatoes with wild ancestors from the Andes of South America.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China

On October 29, 2026, Special Envoy for Horn of Africa Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Hu Changchun attended and addressed the opening ceremony of the 2026 Training Workshop for Think Tank Scholars from the Horn of Africa Countries in Chengdu,...

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(MENAFN) More than 2,000 people have fled deadly ethnic clashes in southern Ethiopia for neighboring Kenya, officials said Friday, as reports put the death toll at no fewer than nine and violence showed no sign of ending.

International Committee of the Red Cross

For many families still struggling with the consequences of previous hostilities, the renewed escalation has added to existing hardship.

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(MENAFN) Ethiopian government forces have moved tanks and heavy weaponry toward the border with Eritrea after advancing through northern Tigray, according to conflict-monitoring assessments released Wednesday.

EIN Presswire

BERRYVILLE, VA, UNITED STATES, October 20, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Robert K. “Rob” Kern is strengthening international operations and client service at The Hunting Consortium through his leadership of the company’s operational systems, staff...

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(MENAFN) Ethiopia’s Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has rejected the federal government’s newly appointed caretaker administration in the northern Tigray region, accusing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s ruling Prosperity Party of imposing an...

International Committee of the Red Cross

Good afternoon senior leaders, ladies and gentlemen.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

STERLING, Va. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers apprehended a 16-year-old boy at Washington Dulles International Airport on Oct. 23 before he could flee to Ethiopia and avoid being charged in a Gastonia, North Carolina murder.

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(MENAFN) Israel ordered an Ethiopian Airlines flight bound for Tel Aviv to turn around mid-air because one of its pilots was Indonesian, an Israeli broadcaster reported Monday.

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(MENAFN) A group aligned with Ethiopia’s federal government said Saturday that it had seized control of the main airport serving Mekelle, the capital of the northern Tigray region, as federal forces continue advancing after more than a week of...