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The airline builder: Meet Tewolde Gebremariam, the Ethiopian aviation veteran tasked with flying Air India into its next era
Tewolde Gebremariam, a respected turnaround specialist, now leads Air India. He previously transformed Ethiopian Airlines into Africa's largest airline group. Gebremariam navigated crises and expanded the airline's global reach significantly.…
Oct 29, 2026
Two UN peacekeepers killed in South Sudan ambush, UN says
Two UN peacekeepers from Ethiopia were killed and seven other people injured in an ambush on Monday in South Sudan's Jonglei State, bringing to nine the number of peacekeepers killed…
Oct 29, 2026
Ethiopia's Army Chief Accuses Eritrea, Sudan, and Egypt of Supporting Tigray Rebels
The head of Ethiopia's army suggested Eritrea, Sudan, and Egypt were supporting rebel troops who captured several strategic towns in renewed fighting in the north.
Oct 29, 2026
Britain should be paying Israel reparations
Britain has no standing to judge Israel, but absolutely should be paying us reparations. Reparations should begin with a formal acknowledgment that the White Paper violated the Mandate and cost…
Oct 29, 2026
Ethiopia faces return to war as fighting spreads
Fighting has spread across northern Ethiopia, with Tigrayan forces seizing airports and the army claiming hundreds of fighters killed Read Full Article at RT.com
Oct 29, 2026
Africa CDC, WHO chiefs to visit DRC's Ebola epicentre to accelerate response
Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya and WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus are set to visit the epicentre of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Oct 29, 2026
VBS in Town of 725 Brings in 81 Kids
We receive a lot of positive feedback regarding our Answers VBS program. Churches love the depth of the content and the evangelistic emphasis.
Oct 29, 2026habesha-names 0.2.0a1
Ethiopian/Eritrean name intelligence: parsing, transliteration, spelling variants, and patronymic-aware fuzzy matching.
Oct 29, 2026
Ethiopia Sees India as Key Partner Amid Horn of Africa Tensions, Envoy Says
Ethiopia's Chargé d'Affaires in New Delhi says Ethiopia has an inherent right to defend itself but remains committed to negotiations and peaceful cooperation.
Oct 29, 2026Israel slams ICC Judge Navi Pillay's Nobel Peace Prize: 'Goebbels is applauding'
South African jurist Navi Pillay, who accused Israel of genocide in Gaza, wins the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize; The Nobel Committee declines to comment on the Gaza allegations, while Israel's…
Oct 29, 2026ecs-cipher added to PyPI
Ethiopian Indigenous Cryptographic System (ECS) on top of the Ethiopian Base-47 Numeral System (EB47NS)
Oct 29, 2026addisai added to PyPI
Official Addis AI SDK for Python — voice (TTS), chat/LLM with system prompts, personas and function calling, speech-to-text, and translation for Amharic and Afan Oromo.
Oct 29, 2026