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Live Aid at 40: Artists and organizers reflect on the groundbreaking event
NBC 10 Philadelphia - Pennsylvania
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July 13, 2025
Forty years ago, the legendary Live Aid concerts aimed to do a lot of good — helping to raise over $100 million for famine relief in Ethiopia and inspiring worldwide awareness for a cause it might otherwise have ignored. Simulcast from...
HPR Reiterates Support for Democratic Institutions’ Key Role in Nation Building
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, July 5, 2025 (ENA)— Speaker of the House of People’s Representatives, Tagesse Chafo, reaffirmed support for independent democratic institutions, emphasizing their vital role in advancing the nation-state building efforts. Speaking at...
Live Aid: ‘We switched it off when Status Quo came on’
Gulf Today
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July 12, 2025
Forty years ago this weekend, two concurrent concerts were held in London and Philadelphia in aid of relieving a brutal famine that had taken hold of Ethiopia. The legend of Live Aid has grown exponentially ever since. But each retelling draws...
Prime Minister Abiy Confers with Brazilian President Ahead of 17th BRICS Summit
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, July, 5, 2025 (ENA)—Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva engaged in high-level talks focusing on strengthening bilateral ties and addressing multilateral agendas ahead of the 17th BRICS Summit in...
WOMEX 2025 Update: Full Showcase and Club Summit Lineups Announced for Tampere
World Music Central
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July 11, 2025
Piranha Arts, the organizers of world music expo WOMEX, have announced the full list of Jury-selected Showcase artists and Club Summit performers for the 31st edition of the event, set to take place this October in Tampere. The current program...
40 years after Live Aid: Judas Priest, Rick Springfield, John Oates and Bob Geldof reflect
MLive - Michigan
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July 11, 2025
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Forty years ago, the legendary Live Aid concerts aimed to do a lot of good — helping to raise over $100 million for famine relief in Ethiopia and inspiring worldwide awareness for a cause it might...
Nat’l Dialogue Commission Consolidating Activities Aimed at Ensuring Inclusivity
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa July 4, 2025 (ENA) -- The Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission is engaged in carrying out endeavors that aim to ensure inclusivity in the forthcoming National Dialogue Conference. The Commission briefed the media today about the...
Live Aid at 40: Hope, hype and hard questions
Deutsche Welle
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July 11, 2025
"It's 12 noon in London, 7 a.m. in Philadelphia, and around the world it's time for Live Aid." This television announcement on July 13, 1985, heralded over 16 hours of music that united close to 2 billion people across over 100 countries. Live Aid...
Daily World Briefing, July 7
Birmingham Star - Alabama
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China ready to promote flagship Belt and Road project, boost trade, investment with Ethiopia -- Premier Li China stands ready to work with Ethiopia to promote the sustainable development of the Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway, a flagship project of...
This Airline Is "Gearing Up" For 1st Ever Direct Flights To Australia With Boeing 787s Or Airbus A350s
Simple Flying
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July 6, 2025
Ethiopian Airlines is preparing to launch its first-ever flight to Australia. While the airline has not yet disclosed the exact route, it stated that it is looking to lease or purchase either Airbus A350s or Boeing 787s for the service. In a post...
Rwanda invests USD500 million more in Bugesera Airport as it promotes an African sporting nirvana
Routes
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Rwanda's new Bugesera International Airport is a teenager already - and it hasn't even been built yet. The government has been forced into a further USD500 million cash injection in it for this fiscal year, supported by a Development Bank loan,...
Soccer tournament draws thousands to Federal Way
Federal Way Mirror - Washington State
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July 10, 2025
Federal Way Memorial Stadium was bursting with the sights and sounds of soccer enthusiasts and the vibrant red, yellow and green of the Ethiopian flag for the weeklong 42nd annual tournament. The Ethiopian Sports Federation of North America...
Tinubu secretly sent Shettima to visit Buhari in London hospital
Nigerian Eye
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July 11, 2025
President Bola Tinubu deployed his deputy, Vice-President Kashim Shettima, to visit former President Muhammadu Buhari in a London hospital on Monday, sources privy to the development disclosed. The former president has been ill for a while, as...
ESX set to commence official trading next week, marking major financial milestone
Capital
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July 6, 2025
Ethiopia’s much-anticipated Securities Exchange (ESX) is poised to begin official trading next week, signaling a transformative moment for the country’s financial sector. Following successful pilot transactions conducted two weeks ago, the ESX is...
OPINION: Tinubu Strives For Nigeria’s Membership Of BRICS, Future Gains
African Examiner
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July 14, 2025
Posted by African Examiner Articles/Opinion, Featured, Latest Headlines Monday, July 14th, 2025 By Oche Echeija Egwa (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rio de Janeiro is reputed for cultural tourism, nature’s beauty and hospitality. This old city in the...
Trump Admin Announces Major Visa Restrictions for Four Countries
Newsweek
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July 11, 2025
President Donald Trump's administration has announced strict new visa restrictions for Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Nigeria. The new policy limits nearly all non-immigrant and non-diplomatic visas issued to nationals of these four African...
Free Tadios Tantu: Stand Against Injustice and Support His Release
Zehabesha
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July 10, 2025
July 10, 2025 The Habesha #FreeTadiosTantu is more than just a hashtag; it’s a rallying cry for justice. Tadios Tantu, a respected 85-year-old historian and author, has been unjustly detained in Ethiopia for his unwavering stance against...
Tinubu sent Shettima to visit Buhari in London hospital – Report
Business Day
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July 11, 2025
President Bola Tinubu sent his deputy, Vice-President Kashim Shettima, to visit former President Muhammadu Buhari in a London hospital on Monday, according to The Cable. The former president has been ill for some time, as first reported by...
HOW GAMBIA MISSED THE CAF PRESIDENCY IN 1988
The Standard Gambia
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July 11, 2025
- Advertisement - Omar Sey chose country over continental football leadership In August 1987, Yidnekatchew Tessema of Ethiopia, a founding member of the Confederation of African Caf, and its president from 1972, died. Before his death Tessema had...
Sources: Tinubu secretly sent Shettima to visit Buhari in London hospital
The Cable
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July 11, 2025
President Bola Tinubu deployed his deputy, Vice-President Kashim Shettima, to visit former President Muhammadu Buhari in a London hospital on Monday, sources privy to the development have informed TheCable. The former president has been ill for a...