ADDIS ABABA: Local residents were desperately searching for survivors on Tuesday after a landslide in a remote area of southern Ethiopia killed 229 people, the deadliest such disaster recorded in the Horn of Africa nation. The government-owned Ethiopia Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) said 229 people had died in the landslide in the Geze-Gofa district in an isolated mountainous region in the South Ethiopia regional state. Ethiopia, the second most populous country in Africa with around 120 million people, is highly vulnerable to climate disasters including flooding and drought. In 2016, 41 people were killed in a landslide following heavy rains in Wolaita, also in South Ethiopia. The deadliest landslide in Africa was in Sierra Leone’s capital in Freetown in August 2017 when 1,141 people perished.

Di landslides happun on Sunday evening and Monday morning, afta heavy rains fall for one remote mountain area of di Gofa zone. Di local authority tok say di search for survivors go "kontinu vigorously" but say di "death toll fit increase". Foto show say hundreds of pipo gather for di scene and oda dig in di dirt in search of pipo wey dey trap underneath. Gofa na part of di state wey pipo sabi as Southern Ethiopia, e dey around 320km (199 miles) south-west of di capital, Addis Ababa. For May 2016, at least 50 pipo die in floods and landslides following heavy rain across di south of di kontri.

Gofa Zone Government Communication Affairs Department/ESN/AFPThe death toll from two landslides in southern Ethiopia has jumped to 229 and could rise further as the search for survivors and casualties continued into a second day. A landslide buried people in Gofa zone in Southern Ethiopia regional state on Sunday night, then a second one engulfed others who had gathered to help on Monday morning. We are still recovering bodies," Markos Melese, head of the National Disaster Response agency in Gofa Zone, told Reuters by phone. On Monday, an official said at least 50 people had died and children and police officers were among the dead. "The death toll surged after the people who came to rescue also got trapped," said Gofa district administrator Misikir Mitiku.

Addis Ababa, July 23 A landslide in southern Ethiopia has claimed more than 157 lives, the local government said on Tuesday. The landslide occurred on Monday in southern Ethiopia's Geze Gofa district, Xinhua news agency reported. The death toll has increased due to additional accidents involving people who went to the area for life-saving work. Some teachers, health workers, and agriculture professionals who were present for the rescue work have become victims of the accident, the local government said. Ethiopian Red Cross Association and professionals from the neighbouring regions and zones are at the site helping the victims.

Motown founder Berry Gordy said in a statement that Fakir helped embody the Tops’ “showmanship, class and artistry. “For 70 years, he kept the Four Tops’ remarkable legacy intact.”The Four Tops were among Motown’s most popular and enduring acts, peaking in the 1960s. The Tops had recorded for several labels, including the famed Chess Records in Chicago, with little commercial success. Fakir later toured as the Four Tops with lead vocalist Alexander Morris, Ronnie McNeir and Lawrence ‘Roquel’ Payton Jr., the son of Lawrence Payton. “As each one of them (the original members) passed a little bit of me left with them,” Fakir told UK Music Reviews in 2021.

Fakir died Monday of heart failure at his home in Detroit, according to a family spokesperson, with his wife and other loved ones by his side. Motown founder Berry Gordy said in a statement that Fakir helped embody the Tops’ “showmanship, class and artistry. “For 70 years, he kept the Four Tops’ remarkable legacy intact.”The Four Tops were among Motown’s most popular and enduring acts, peaking in the 1960s. While the Temptations and other peers suffered from drug problems, dissension and personnel changes, the Four Tops remained united and intact until Payton died in 1997. Fakir later toured as the Four Tops with lead vocalist Alexander Morris, Ronnie McNeir and Lawrence ‘Roquel’ Payton Jr., the son of Lawrence Payton.

Some of Amhara and Oromia’s political elite have rejected the dialogue process and are in armed conflict with the government. The Tigrayan elite’s position so far is unclear – and the National Dialogue Commission has yet to select participants and agenda items from the region. This can lead to ‘ethnic outbidding’ – when ethnic political groups adopt a radical position to outbid their opponents in order to garner support from their ethnic base. A nationwide ceasefire would help legitimise the national dialogue and address the political quagmireThe National Dialogue Commission should pause the dialogue process on the basis of the multipartiality principle. This would help legitimise the national dialogue process and address Ethiopia’s political quagmire.

Most of the victims were buried in a mudslide on Monday morning as rescue workers searched the steep terrain for survivors of another mudslide the previous day.

At least 157 people have been killed in mudslides in a remote part of Ethiopia that has been hit with heavy rainfall, many of them as they tried to rescue survivors of an earlier mudslide.

"There was a heavy rain yesterday night and some people died from a landslide," said Kassahun Abayneh, the government spokesperson for Gofa district in the South Ethiopia regional state. "In the (Monday) morning, locals, including police, gathered at the site to save those who were affected by the first landslide. That is when the second landslide happened around 10am today and those who gathered there died." Meskir Mitku, the district general administrator of Gofa district in the Southern Ethiopia region, said women, children and local police were among the dead, the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) reported. Photographs on Facebook shared by EBC showed scores of people on a blank hillside searching for victims.

The work carried out by Ethiopian Airlines teams during the COVID-19 pandemic was recognized by the Global Recognition and Appreciation Award at the First Post-COVID International Conference, held in Toronto, Canada, valuing actions carried out by the airline such as transporting medical supplies , healthcare teams and people who were away from their families. Ethiopian Airlines played a crucial role in reconfiguring approximately 25 passenger aircraft to transport cargo. In partnership with government entities, non-governmental organizations and international agencies, Ethiopian Airlines has facilitated the transport of millions of tons of protective equipment, medical devices, vaccines and other essential supplies across Africa and beyond. Global connectivity is a hallmark of Ethiopian Airlines, and can be recognized with the variety of routes offered. Read alsoStreet: Ethiopian Airlines

DUBAI: Model Mona Tougaard is the face of Marc Jacobs’ Fall 2024 eyewear collection “The Sunglasses.”The catwalk star, who has Danish, Turkish, Somali and Ethiopian ancestry, took to Instagram to announce the campaign, posting a photo along with a simple heart emoji. Last month, Berlin-based magazine-turned-fashion label 032c presented its menswear spring/summer 2025 collection at Paris Fashion Week, where Tougaard featured. She was not the only regional model on the runway; Tougaard was joined by British-Moroccan model Nora Attal, who wore a sheer, reflective fishnet-like black dress. It is an organic progression to involve Tougaard more closely in 032c’s creative processes together with creative director Maria Koch and fashion director Ras Bartram,” the post read. Tougaard wore a black thigh-high coat-style dress with white buttons and a sheer white skirt underneath, teamed with wore white stockings and black heeled sandals.

NEW YORK (AP) — Abdul “Duke” Fakir, the last surviving original member of the beloved Motown group the Four Tops that was known for such hits as “Reach Out, I’ll Be There” and “Standing in the Shadows of Love,” has died at age 88. Fakir died Monday of heart failure at his home in Detroit, according to a family spokesperson, with his wife and other loved ones by his side. Motown founder Berry Gordy said in a statement that Fakir helped embody the Tops’ “showmanship, class and artistry. “For 70 years, he kept the Four Tops’ remarkable legacy intact.”The Four Tops were among Motown’s most popular and enduring acts, peaking in the 1960s. While the Temptations and other peers suffered from drug problems, dissension and personnel changes, the Four Tops remained united and intact until Payton died in 1997.

Assegid Mekonnen, Fano leader, appearing on state media on Monday July 22, 2024 after he reportedly “surrendered” (Photo : Screenshot FBC video)borkenaToronto – Assegid Mekonnen, one of the most influential Fano leaders in Shewa with a huge combatant force, reportedly “surrendered” to the government forces. “Amhara Fano Shewa Command main commander Colonel Assegid Mekonen surrendered today to government security forces…,” Stated the update from the Defense Force which was shared on a social media page. It cited the National Intelligence and Security Task Force as a source. Further, the Defense force cited the Task Force as saying “Many armed groups and leaders in the Amhara region are accepting government calls and leading ‘peaceful’ lives. __Join our Telegram Channel : t.me/borkenaLike borkena on FacebookAdd your business to Ethiopian Business Listing / Ethiopian Business DirectoryJoin the conversation.

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