News now The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that it will withdraw more than 1 million doses of yellow fever from its emergency stocks after the disease killed 10 people in southwestern Ethiopia. The outbreak of the deadly mosquito-borne disease in Wollayeta, the report issued by the Health Organization on Monday: "This outbreak is […]
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Eritrea and Ethiopia sign peace and end 20 years of conflict
Riyadh – Eritrea and Ethiopia signed a historic peace agreement yesterday, ending the armed conflict between 1998 and 2000 and ending two decades of litigation at a ceremony held in Saudi Arabia. The agreement was signed by Eritrea President Isaias Afwerki and Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in a symbolic ceremony held at the Palace […]
Kenyan Kipchoge breaks the world record for marathon in Berlin
BERLIN (Reuters) – Kenya's Olympic champion, Eliud Kipchoge, sprayed the world record of the marathon with an explosive race on Sunday, to move away some astonishing 78 seconds of the previous best and land the crown that had the biggest run that had eluded him. Athletics – Berlin Marathon – Berlin, Germany – September 16, […]
The Ethiopian and Eritrean leaders officially open their borders
Celebrating its dramatic diplomatic collapse, the leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea officially opened Tuesday the border where bloody wars and tense consequences divided it for decades. Ethiopia's new prime minister, Abiy Ahmed and Eritrea's president, Isaias Afwerki, visited the Bure front along with members of their military to mark the new year of Ethiopia, Abi's […]