Kashmir hosts international marathon as tourism officials eye global spotlight

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Bollywood actor Sunil Shetty during the flag off of the Kashmir marathon, in Srinagar on Sunday. | Photo Credit: ANI Amidst the crisp autumn air and golden hues of chinar leaves, the second...

Addis Ababa’s Smoke Economy: The Hidden Cost of the City’s Raw-Meat Boom

Addis Ababa’s kitchens burn quietly through the city’s future. Behind the glow of its booming siga bets—the raw-meat restaurants that have come to define its middle-class life—lies an invisible economy powered by firewood and charcoal. Every plate...

Ethiopia AI: Shaping Tech and Transforming Sectors

The modern world is undergoing a significant shift, accelerated by the pervasive influence of globalization. This phenomenon has, in effect, shrunk the planet, creating a globally connected marketplace where nations, cities, and regions compete...

Abiy’s Long Speech and Ethiopia’s Short Memory

Just think: when, in 1991, Al Gore invented the world wide web (hush), ushering in the Information Age, the promises, explicit and implicit, were many. How we got from there, to where we are now, where we have wars without correspondents,...

Ministers were warned that jail which wrongly freed Ethiopian sex attack migrant had 'litany of issues and errors' over prisoner release

Ministers were warned for months about serious failings at a struggling prison before a convicted sex offender was released by mistake, it has emerged. The error at HMP Chelmsford, in Essex, saw Hadush Kebatu - an Ethiopian asylum seeker jailed...

Introduction: A Journey To Ethiopia On United Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines

Welcome to my next trip report, which will recount my springtime trip to Ethiopia, with flights on United Airlines and Ethiopian Airlines and a unique experience in two Ethiopian cities. For this trip, I booked the following ticket on United...

Addis Ababa to host first African media awards

The first African media awards is set to take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 5 December to honour journalists and storytellers from across the continent. Organised by a consortium of prominent pan-African institutions, the awards aim to...

The Ethiopian-Israeli restaurants that surprised us

A decade ago, when model and aspiring lawyer Fanta Prada opened the Ethiopian restaurant Balinjera in Tel Aviv’s Yemenite Quarter (4 Malan Street), eyebrows were raised. “For years I was focused on personal success,” Fanta says. “Then I felt the...

Grand Egyptian Museum Signals New Era for African Heritage and Tourism

There’s a cultural and economic renaissance unfolding on the banks of the Nile, powered by the timeless currency of civilisation itself. Two decades of ambition, delay, and determination later, Egypt is finally ready to unveil the Grand Egyptian...

Ethiopian Airlines begins second daily flight on Abuja–Addis Ababa route

Ethiopian Airlines on Tuesday evening commenced its second daily flight frequency into the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, marking another milestone in its expanding operations in Nigeria. The new flight, ET937, touched down at about...

Ethiopian Airlines emerges as Nigeria’s largest international carrier, adds more routes

Ethiopian Airlines has emerged as the largest international airline by passenger traffic and flight frequency in Nigeria The airline operates multiple daily flights with 34 weekly flights, which is the highest in the Nigerian aviation industry...

EU Backed e-Phyto System Goes Live in Ethiopia

Ethiopian farmers and exporters can now apply for, receive, and send phytosanitary certificates entirely online following the successful launch of the country’s fully operational Integrated Export and Import Certification System (IEICS), known as...

Ethiopia Projects Double-Digit Growth amid Homegrown Reform Success

Addis Ababa, October 28, 2025 (ENA) - Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the Ethiopian economy is on track to register a double-digit growth rate during the current Ethiopian fiscal year. Addressing questions raised by members of the House of People's...

How Ethiopian Airlines’ 2nd daily flight on Abuja – Addis route will benefit Nigerians, others – Mekonnen

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau Nigeria’s Area Manager of Ethiopian Airlines, Firiehiwot Mekonnen has explained that the airlines newly introduced twice daily flights from Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), which commenced on...

Home Office gave Hadush Kebatu $1140 after he threatened to claim asylum to halt Ethiopia flight

The Home Office said it decided to give Kebatu the “discretionary” taxpayer-funded payment of £500 rather than face a “slower and more expensive” process which would have included a new flight, detaining him, and potentially fighting subsequent...

Child-Molesting Migrant Who Sparked English Riots Has Been Deported to Ethiopia After Manhunt

The boat migrant who was arrested for touching girls just eight days after landing in the country, who caused nationwide protests, and who was ‘accidentally’ released from prison and then sought in farcical police manhunt has been deported. The...

Ethiopia’s new investment incentive plan prompts industry pushback

Ethiopia’s draft regulation to reform its investment incentive system has sparked debate among industry stakeholders. The proposal replaces broad tax holidays with performance-based incentives, granting a reduced 15 per cent business profits tax...

6 Best Hiking Trails in the World: The Ultimate Outdoor Adventure Guide

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - With Earth’s landscapes as diverse as they are stunning, it’s only natural for adventurers to dream of setting foot on its most stunning landscapes. To capture the vivid essence of such an idea, few experiences hardly rival the...

Sex offender mistakenly released from UK prison deported to Ethiopia

Hadush Kebatu has arrived in Ethiopia after being deported from the UK with no right to return, the British Home Office has confirmed. The Ethiopian national was wrongly freed from Chelmsford prison on Friday morning instead of being sent to an...

Mapara A Jazz accused of faking their own kidnapping in Ethiopia for publicity

South African Amapiano duo Mapara A Jazz claimed they had been abducted in Ethiopia On Tuesday, 27 October 2025, an Ethiopian diplomat provided CCTV and audio evidence to prove that the duo's allegations had been fabricated for publicity South...