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BREAKING: Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa Breaks Women’s Marathon World Record In Berlin

Ethiopian Tigst Assefa shattered the women’s marathon world record, clocking 2 hours, 11 minutes, 53 seconds to repeat as Berlin Marathon champion on Sunday. Assefa took more than two minutes off Kenyan Brigid Kosgei’s world record of 2:14:04 from the 2019 Chicago Marathon. She won by nearly six minutes over Kenyan Sheila Chepkirui, NBC Sports reports. “That […]

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Ethiopia declares ‘state of emergency’ over Amhara violence

Ethiopia’s federal government on Friday declared a six-month “state of emergency” as violent clashes escalate between the national army and local fighters from the northern region of Amhara. The fresh unrest in Africa’s second-most populous country comes just nine months after the end of a devastating two-year war in the neighbouring region of Tigray which […]

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FG Seeks Repatriation of Nigerians in Ethiopian Jail

The Federal Government has expressed concerns about the conditions of Nigerians serving jail terms in Ethiopia. The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Wednesday, noted that most of the Nigerians in Ethiopian jail were arrested for drug-related offences. This was made known in a statement signed by the spokesperson, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, […]

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