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Researchers uncover oldest-ever Ethiopian Jewish scriptures
Tel Aviv University researchers have identified two 15th-century manuscripts as the oldest known sacred texts of Ethiopia’s Jewish community, Beta Israel. The discovery was made as part of a program dedicated to preserving, studying and continuing...
AP Business SummaryBrief at 2:48 p.m. EDT
Trump branded, browbeat and prevailed. But his big bill may come at a political cost WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has made tax cuts a central part of his political legacy. There were his first-term cuts. And now the Republican has pushed through...

The Black Americans Gentrifying Ghana By Kéchi Nne Nomu
Dancing to live music at Zen Garden in Accra. Photo: Francis Kokoroko/The New York Times/Redux This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. On January 20, Christa...

Chakwera’s Presidency on the move: Reflecting on five years of travel and its national impact
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-President Lazarus Chakwera returned from Nigeria on Monday, 1st July 2025, in the afternoon around 15:00 hours. This trip marked his attendance at the 32nd Annual General Meeting of Afreximbank—an important continental...

Tourism players root for open skies to boost tourist numbers
From left: National Chair of all non IATA under Kenya Association of Travel Agents, Grace Ndungu, Deans Travel Centre MD Patrick Maina Kamanga and Mombasa Tourism CEC Mohamed Osman during KATA, Annual General Meeting and convention in Mombasa, on...

Foreign Affairs State Minister Notes Steady Growth in Ethiopia’s International Participation, Visibility
Addis Ababa, July 1, 2025 (ENA)—State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Berhanu Tsegaye underscored that Ethiopia’s recognition and participation in international platforms is steadily growing. The National Committee, composed of...

Taking popular pill on holiday with you could see you jailed
A pharmacist has issued a warning to the millions of people in the UK who regularly take an over-the-counter pill. Co-codamol is a common medication here, but it is either banned or heavily regulated in several countries, including Greece and...

easyJet supports UNICEF: 2025 summer in-flight donation campaign launched
To support UNICEF’s Children’s Emergency Fund, easyJet is today launching its 2025 summer donation campaign, inviting millions of its passengers to help support the most vulnerable children and families around the world. The campaign will run...
What Nigeria can learn from Vice President’s visit to Ethiopia
When Vice President Kashim Shettima visited Ethiopia in June 2025 and took part in the Green Legacy Project, he didn’t just plant a tree—he symbolically planted hope for Africa’s future. Ethiopia’s tree-planting campaign, which aims to reclaim...

Geoscientists Find Pulsing Mantle Plume beneath Ethiopia’s Afar Region
These pulses are gradually tearing the African continent apart and forming a new ocean basin, according to a study led by University of Southampton researchers. Variation in geochemical and geophysical properties around the Afar Triangle. Image...

Alert issued as vaccine for Brit travellers for lethal infection 'out of stock in UK'
The vaccine is expected to be out of stock for a number of weeks, Foreign Office website Travel Health Pro today reported Holidaymakers have been alerted to a disruption in the supply of a crucial vaccine, which is expected to be 'unavailable' for...

Lethal infection vaccine 'runs out' for UK travellers as Foreign Office issues alert
Holidaymakers have been issued a warning as a crucial vaccine will be 'unavailable' for the next 2-3 weeks. Sanofi has informed NaTHNaC of an impending disruption in the supply of the yellow fever vaccine Stamaril in the UK. The vaccine is...

World News | PM Modi Leaves for Brazil After Concluding 'productive' Argentina Visit
Buenos Aires, Jul 5 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday left for Brazil, where he will attend the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro after concluding his "productive" two-day visit to Argentina. Modi is on a five-nation visit, and...

Abeokuta 2025: Age cheating rocks Team Ethiopia
The Ethiopian Athletics Federation has been plunged into controversy after its rigorous age verification exercise ahead of the 2025 Confederation of African Athletics U-18 and U-20 Championships in Nigeria resulted in the disqualification of the...
Abiy Ahmed’s Ethiopia: A Classified Fragile State Grappling with Widespread Poverty
June 28, 2025 The Habesha According to the World Bank report, Ethiopia, categorized as a fragile and conflict-affected economy, has a considerable segment of its population surviving on less than $3 daily. Ethiopia aspires to eradicate poverty and...

Ethiopia Uses U.S.-Africa Business Summit to Boost Economic Diplomacy, Says Foreign Affairs Ministry
Addis Ababa, June 26, 2025 (ENA) -- Ethiopia’s high-level delegation, headed by President Taye Atske Selassie, actively engaged in the 17th U.S.-Africa Business Summit and conducted several bilateral meetings, meaningfully advancing the nation’s...

Ethiopian President invited to Turkmenistan for UN Forum
An official invitation was conveyed to Ethiopian President Taye Atske-Selassie Amde on behalf of Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov to take part in the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, which will be held in August in...

Alfarag Duty Free unveils revamped stores at Addis Ababa Bole Intl. Airport
The sleek design of the new Alfarag Duty Free stores at ADDs T2. Alfarag Duty Free has inaugurated a duo of newly renovated retail stores at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport’s (ADD) Terminal 2. Combined, the two stores stretch approximately...

Multiple Centers of Power in Tigray Pushes Region to Near State of Chaos, Fear
As political rifts in Ethiopia’s northernmost region of Tigray deepen, some of its most notable political figures have come together to form a new political entity. Among the leadership of the Simret (Tigray Democratic Solidarity) Party are...

AP Business SummaryBrief at 8:43 a.m. EDT
Trump branded, browbeat and prevailed. But his big bill may come at a political cost WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has made tax cuts a central part of his political legacy. There were his first-term cuts. And now the Republican has pushed through...