BOSTON — Kenya’s Benson Kipruto won the pandemic-delayed Boston Marathon on Monday when the race returned from a 30-month absence with a smaller, socially distanced feel and moved from the spring for the first time in its 125-year history. Diana Kipyogei won the women’s race to complete the eighth Kenyan sweep since 2000. Although organizers […]
Day: October 11, 2021
AU Endorses Joint Mission with UN for Somalia
The African Union says it wants to partner with the United Nations in a proposed joint mission to support Somalia in its efforts to battle armed extremists and achieve stability. In a statement, the African Union’s Peace and Security Council said it endorsed an independent assessment team’s recommendation for a hybrid operation that would replace […]
Ethiopian Army Starts Ground Attack on Rebellious Tigray Forces – Regional Party Spokesman
NAIROBI — Ethiopia’s national army launched a ground offensive against forces from the northern region of Tigray on Monday, the region’s ruling Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) said. TPLF spokesperson Getachew Reda told Reuters by phone that the army, alongside allied forces from the northern Amhara region, had launched the offensive to push Tigrayan forces […]
Nation Marks 14th National Flag Day
The 14th National Flag day was observed across the nation starting early in the morning today. Particularly, the day was marked under the motto: “ New Beginning with Full Sovereignty,” at the House of Peoples’ Representatives. President Sahlework Zewde and other senior government officials as well as religious fathers were in attendance. The National Flag […]
Ethiopia Encounters 2,800 Cyber Attack Attempts during Concluded Eth. Year
Ethiopia has encountered some 2,800 cyber-attack attempts during the last Ethiopian fiscal year (2020/21), according to the Director General of Information Network Security Agency (INSA), Dr. Shumete Gizaw. The Director General made the remark at a ceremony organized to launch the month long cyber security program under the title “Cyber Security Shared Responsibility, Let’s Know […]
Ethiopians Need to Work Together to Overcome Emerging Challenges: President Sahlework
President Sahlework Zewde said Ethiopians need to work together to overcome emerging challenges the country is facing. The President made the above remark at the celebration of 14th National Flag Day that was observed at national level in the premise of House of Peoples’ Representatives today. During the occasion, President Sahlework said that “our flag […]