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Ethiopia to Host 10th African Public Service Day
Addis Ababa, June 19, 2025 (ENA) --- The 10th Continental African Public Service Day (APSD) will be held from 21 - 23rd June 2025, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The event is organized by the African Union and Ethiopia's Federal Civil Service...

Shettima calls for practical climate action at Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Launch
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged world leaders to move beyond rhetoric and take decisive, practical steps to combat climate change, warning that the threat requires urgent, country-specific...

Climate, trade top agenda as Shettima arrives in Ethiopia
Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Thursday, arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for an official state visit, at the invitation of the Prime Minister, Dr Abiy Ahmed. Upon arrival, Shettima was received at the airport by the Minister of Foreign...
Tinubu Sends Shettima To London To Visit Ailing Buhari Amid Health Concerns –Report
President Bola Tinubu recently directed Vice President Kashim Shettima to fly from Addis Ababa to London to check on former President Muhammadu Buhari, who is reportedly receiving treatment in a London hospital. Shettima had been in Ethiopia on...

Julian Lennon Net Worth 2025: Music, Photography, and Lennon Legacy
Julian Lennon has carved out an impressive financial legacy that extends far beyond his famous surname. As the son of Beatles legend John Lennon, Julian could have easily lived in his father’s shadow, but instead, he has built a diverse and...

Shettima Travels To Ethiopia For Green Legacy Launch
Vice President Kashim Shettima has embarked on an official state visit to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The visit’s primary objective is to bolster Nigeria’s bilateral relations with the East African nation. The trip, according to the Senior Special...

Shettima departs Abuja for Ethiopia
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on an official State visit. According to Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to The President on Media & Communications, Office of The Vice President, the visit was...

Shettima arrives Ethiopia
Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to participate in the official launch of that country’s Green Legacy Programme, a flagship environmental initiative. This is contained in a statement issued by the Senior Special...

Shettima arrives Ethiopia for state visit
Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for an official State visit at the invitation of the Prime Minister, Dr. Abiy Ahmed. Upon arrival, Shettima was received at the airport by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of...

VP Shettima Departs For Ethiopia To Attend Green Legacy Launch
Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has departed Abuja for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on an official state visit at the invitation of Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed Ali. According to a statement by Shettima’s media aide, Stanley...

Shettima embarks on official visit to Ethiopia for bilateral talks
Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on a state visit at the invitation of Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali on a mission aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and advancing environmental and...

Could I beat the baristas in the world cup of latte art?
It’s all about the contrast. It goes without saying the milk has to be at the right temperature. The froth, naturally, has to be consistently frothy. Then there’s the base mix — the milky coffee that is your liquid canvas. You want a uniform...

Shettima Jets To Ethiopia For Green Legacy Launch, Industrial Tour
The trip, according to the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications (Office of the Vice President), Stanley Nkwocha, is at the invitation of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali of Ethiopia. During the visit, Vice-President...

An Afro-Vegan Restaurant Makes a Flavorful Fashion Week Debut
JAH JAH just proved it’s not only feeding Paris, it’s dressing it too. Spring/Summer 2026 marks Jah Jah Studio's Paris Fashion Week debut (though not as part of the official PFW schedule) and the Afro-vegan hub turned fashion house served a...

Media reports more African nations face US visa prohibition
(MENAFN) The United States intends to widen its controversial travel restrictions to citizens from 36 additional countries, with 25 of them located in Africa, according to an internal State Department memo reported by The Washington Post over the...

PM Abiy Reaffirms Government’s Support to Strengthen Media in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, June 25, 2025 (ENA) --Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed reiterated the government's commitment to enhancing the media sector in Ethiopia. The premier expressed this during a meeting with media professionals from both private and public media...

Musician Margaux Simmons Spaces Out With Astral Underground
Surrounded by music gear in a cluttered basement, Margaux Simmons clutched her flute and narrowed her eyes, deep in thought. Something about the piece of music she had just played had intrigued her — and the other two musicians in her midst, John...
Ethiopian Airlines suspends flights to Tel Aviv
ADDIS ABABA, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Africa's leading carrier Ethiopian Airlines has suspended all flights between Addis Ababa of Ethiopia and Tel Aviv of Israel in both directions until Sunday. The announcement was made on the airline's social media...
Ethiopia Ambassador meets President Trump
Ambassador of Ethiopia to the United States, Binalf Andualem, has met President Donald Trump at the House, says the embassy. On its social media page, the Embassy of Ethiopia in Washington stated that Binalf Andualem, Ambassador Extraordinary and...

How Kahindo Mateene Is Building an Ethical Fashion Brand One Colorful Design at a Time
"Fashion has always been a part of my identity," Kahindo Mateene tells OkayAfrica over a Zoom call. The Congolese fashion designer was exposed to a variety of African fashion styles growing up in Uganda and Kenya, living in Nigeria, Ethiopia, and...