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Bill Gates' $200 Bn Plan for Africa

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will scale up its efforts on the African continent, focusing on three key goals over the next 20 years, ending preventable maternal and child deaths,......

Israelis abroad return home to support nation amid Hamas attacks

At the Addis Ababa airport a long queue of Israeli citizens await connecting flights back home. Many of them have been called up as Army reservists. IMAGE: The remains of a rocket fired from......

Top Indian executive of cement company shot dead in Ethiopia

An Indian manager of a leading Nigeria-based cement company has been killed along with two others by unidentified gunmen in Ethiopia, media reports said on Thursday. Deep Kamra, the country manager......

4 Indians among 157 killed in Ethiopian Airlines flight crash

IMAGE: People walk past a part of the wreckage at the scene of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302 plane crash, near the town of Bishoftu, southeast of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Sunday.......

Africa backs India's bid for permanent UNSC seat

India found support in Africa in becoming a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. During Dr Manmohan Singh's meet with the leaders of the African Union in Addis Ababa, the voice......

Ban on Boeing 737 Max aircraft lifted

India's aviation regulator DGCA on Thursday lifted the ban on Boeing 737 Max planes' commercial flight operations after almost two-and-half years. On March 13, 2019, all Boeing 737 Max planes were......

India, Africa seek support to curb price rise

Concerned over disturbing trends in global economy, India and African nations on Wednesday called for increasing economic cooperation to combat the menace of rising food and energy prices. "We......

India bids for Africa's hearts and minds

"When elephants fight," Ethiopian prime minister Meles Zenawi told Business Standard in Addis Ababa recently, "the impact is felt by the grass."Zenawi's comment, accompanied by a knowing smile,......

India, China in race to capture Africa trade pie

Hotlines between New Delhi and Addis Ababa, the headquarters of the African Union, are working overtime to make next month's India-Africa summit as big a success as a similar event organised by......

India launches Pan-African e-network project

Amidkeen interest to rediscover ties with Africa, Indialaunchedin Addis Ababa on Friday the pilot project of an ambitious e-network initiative which will connect 53 nations of the continent via......

'I won this at the 'last ever' Golden Globes'

'Once, when I was standing around on the set one day, whining about something -- you know we were gonna work through supper or the long hours or whatever, Tommy Lee Jones said to me, 'Isn't it such......

Kenyan great Kemboi invites Sable to train under him for 'free'

'The steeplechase guy Sable, he can come to Kenya. I will offer him my service for free, free accommodation, and good training.' IMAGE: Avinash Sable finished 11th in the 3000m steeplechase final......

Gebrselassie faces fitness fight

Haile Gebrselassie is struggling with a leg injury and could miss out on his bid to become the first man to win three successive Olympic 10,000 metres titles, Ethiopian athletics officials......

Olympic Legends: Abebe Bikila

Unknown outside his own country, Abebe Bikila proved a sensation at the 1960 Rome Olympics when he padded barefoot along the Appian Way to win the marathon in world record time.Bikila, who had......

Nigeria qualify for 2014 Rio World Cup

Nigeria became the first African country to qualify for next year's World Cup finals after a 2-0 home win over Ethiopia in their playoff in Calabar on Saturday. Victor Moses converted a 20th-minute......

Gebrselassie to join Ethiopian war on rebel forces

'What would you do when the existence of a country is at stake? You just put down everything. Alas, nothing will bind you. I am sorry!' IMAGE: Olympic gold medallist Haile Gebrselassie, who set 27......