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Reigning 1500m world champion Kerr and Olympic silver medallist Muir both go in the 3000m at prime time on Saturday evening, with the gun going at 8.15pm and 8.45pm, respectively. Ethiopian pair Selemon Barega and Getnet Wale will hope to spoil Kerr’s homecoming, with USA’s Yared Nuguse also in the mix. Another Ethiopian in Gudaf Tsegay is the one to beat for Muir, with the 5000m world recorder holder at the top of a strong field that also includes former 3000m steeplechase world champion Beatrice Chepkoech. 400m hurdles world champion Femke Bol is the big name in the women’s 400m on Saturday, while 400m hurdles Olympic champion and world record holder Karsten Warholm bids for his first global 400m medal but will have to beat defending champion Jereem Richards. In terms of field events, men's pole vault world record holder and Olympic champion Mondo Duplantis is in town on Sunday to defend the title he won two years ago in Belgrade.

Kenya plans to step up its electricity imports from Ethiopia in the coming weeks to feed Tanzania , Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited , (KETRACO) has said. The plan is collaboration between Ketraco and Ethiopia Electric Power Company (EEP) and will be facilitated by the Ketraco converter Suswa Substation. The Sub-station which facilitates cross-border transfer of power between Kenya and Ethiopia is a power hub where power from different sources converge making it the biggest switchyard in the region. The sub-station will additionally facilitate cross boarder transfer of power with Tanzania via 400Kv Isinya Substation. The project undertaken by Ketraco and Ethiopia Electric Power Company (EEP) was financed by different agencies through grants and loans.

Ethiopian Airlines on Friday canceled flights to Bahir DarHeavy fighting has broken out in several areas in the capital of the Amhara region, Bahir Dar between Fano rebels and federal troops, reports say. Large-scale fighting erupted in three kebeles of the city early Friday morning, the BBC reported, citing accounts from four residents of Bahir Dar. Shortly after, we heard sounds of machine guns and heavy weaponry.”Another resident quoted by the BBC reported continuous gunfire in the Abay Mado area for three consecutive days. In Bahir Dar and the suburbs, schools remained closed for the entire day. Ethiopian Airlines has been compelled to cancel flights to Bahir Dar, as reported.

Ethiopian Airlines oo joojisay qaar ka mid ah duullimaadyadii mari jiray hawda Soomaaliya8 Saacadood ka horAto Mesfen ayaa sheegay in go'aankooda uu sidoo kale la xiriiro dhacdadii ka dhacday hawada Soomaaliya bartamihii bishii aanu soo dhaafnay. Ato Mesfen ayaa xusay in dhacdadii Sabtidii ay ka dhigtay shirkadda Ethiopian Airlines inay qaadato go'aankan sababo la xiriira ammaanka iyo badqabka hawada Soomaaliya. "Sidaa darteed, maalin ka dib dhacdadani oo dhacday Axaddii, Febraayo 17/2024, waxaan shaaca ka qaadnay in Ethiopian Airlines ay go’aansatay inay joojiso isticmaalka hawada Soomaaliya. Waxa uu intaa ku daray in diyaaradda Ethiopian Airlines ay hawada Jabuuti isticmaalayso “iyada oo uusan qarash dheeri ah kaga bixin”. E-mail ay u dirtay BBC-da ayay Ethiopian Airlines ku sheegtay in masaafada labada diyaaradood u dhaxeysay ay ahayd 23 KM.

The remains of an Ethiopian illegal immigrant, who passed away while in police custody in December, have finally been repatriated to his home country. Police Deputy Public Relations Officer, Senior Superintendent Near Bagali, confirmed that the man had died shortly after being apprehended along with six other compatriots for illegally entering Botswana. They have already appeared before the Nata Magistrates Court. In August last year, Botswana police intercepted a cargo truck en route to South Africa, carrying 40 Ethiopian nationals near Ngwasha gate. Three individuals, including the truck driver, were arrested and subsequently appeared for mention at the Nata Magistrates Court.

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Ethiopian government forces battled militiamen on Friday in the capital of the Amhara region, Bahir Dar, the regional administration and residents said, in the first fighting there since the early days of the conflict last year. Ethiopia's military has been fighting insurgents from the Fano militia since July in a conflict that left more than 200 people dead last year, according to United Nations reports. Government officials have said on several occasions in recent months that the violence in Amhara, the country's second-largest region, is under control. "These extremist groups could not resist the combined strength of the security forces, leaving behind their dead and wounded and abandoning their weapons," it said. A resident of the town of Merawi, 36 km (22 miles) from Bahir Dar, said there had been fighting there too on Friday but it had also died down.

Strong growth in IAG‘s operating profit in 2023 underpinned by robust and sustainable demand for travel, alongside continued investment in company’s transformation to drive long-term earnings growth. Marco Sansavini has been appointed CEO and Chairman of Iberia , moving from his current role as CEO of Vueling. Fernando Candela , who was appointed as interim CEO of Iberia in May 2023, will step down as CEO of Iberia. , who was appointed as interim CEO of Iberia in May 2023, will step down as CEO of Iberia. I look forward to working with the talented team at Vueling as we build the next chapter of the airline.

Addis Abeba – French journalist Antoine Galindo who was arrested in Addis Abeba on 22 February has been released from prison on Thursday ahead of his scheduled appearance before the court for the second time on Friday. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) welcomed the news of his release, adding that Galindo subsequently left the country to return to France. “We thank all the people and organizations who worked towards Galindo’s release,” the publisher of Africa Intelligence, Quentin Botbol, told CPJ via messaging app. Galindo, a journalist working for Africa Intelligence was detained by security forces in Addis Abeba while conducting an interview with Bate Urgessa, a political officer of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), a legally registered opposition party. The Federal Communication Service said on Wednesday that the journalist was arrested while reporting on domestic affairs without proper accreditation.

By Nic CheesemanEvery month ‘Political Capital’ tracks which leaders’ political stock is rising, who is on the slide, and what this means for democracy and development. Focusing on the trends behind the headlines, Nic Cheeseman (@fromagehomme) highlights the political power plays and events that will shape the future of Africa. He is Professor of Democracy at University of Birmingham and Author of ‘How to Rig an Election’. Founder of www.democracyinafrica.org. Co-producer of Resistance Bureau.

Sudan conflict: 31,000 refugees have fled to Ethiopia02:02More than 1.6 million Sudanese refugees have fled their country since the war broke out in April 2023. Around 31,000 of them have found refuge in Ethiopia – where their life is often in limbo and clouded by uncertainty, as they wait for longer term visas to be approved elsewhere. FRANCE 24's Clothilde Hazard reports from the Ethiopian capital.

Addis Abeba – The European Union today pledged 16 million Euro for National Rehabilitation Commission’s (NRC) works that seek to disarm, demobilize and reintegrate an estimated 370,000 ex-combatants in eight regions in Ethiopia. The UNDP is managing the DDR program in Ethiopia as one of five windows within a wider Peace Support Program that has been rolled out in Afar, Amhara and Tigray regions with support from Germany, Japan and UNDP’s Funding Windows, among others. The Ethiopian government is “committed to cover 15% of the National Demobilization and Reintegration Program,” according to State Minister Semerta. But lack of funding to cover the initial estimated cost of more than 29.7 billion Br remain the commission’s biggest challenges. Very grateful to EU for making financial support to DDR which was signed today at z MOF.

Mar 1 - French journalist Antoine Galindo was released by Ethiopian police on Thursday after a week, his employer said. He was arrested last Thursday while on assignment in the country's capital Addis Ababa on charges of "conspiracy to create chaos". Human rights activists have repeatedly criticized Ethiopia's restrictions on press freedom, particularly in response to critical coverage of conflicts and security crises. The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists said at least eight Ethiopian journalists have been detained since August. Foreign journalists have been expelled from Ethiopia or denied accreditations to work in recent years, but the last to be arrested before Galindo were two Swedish journalists in 2011.

Will Ferrell at Frieze LA at the Santa Monica Airport on February 29, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. As in past editions of Frieze Los Angeles, celebrities abound at this year’s fair, held at the Santa Monica Airport. Actor and comedian Will Ferrell was front and center at the fair with wife Viveca Paulin, who is a known collector and a trustee at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Leonardo DiCaprio at Frieze LA at the Santa Monica Airport on February 29, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Anthony Kiedis at Frieze LA at the Santa Monica Airport on February 29, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

Toronto: Brian Mulroney, the former Canadian prime minister who struck a free trade deal with the U.S. but whose legacy was marred by revelations of improper business dealings with an arms dealer, has died. Mulroney died peacefully surrounded by family, his daughter Caroline Mulroney posted on social media platform X on Thursday. His nine-year stewardship was marked by negotiations for the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement in 1988, which helped boost Canadian exports, and the introduction of a goods and services tax in 1991. Mulroney's ties to Reagan helped him negotiate a landmark treaty to end acid rain and the bilateral trade deal with the United States, by far Canada's biggest trading partner. "I do think that on relations with the United States, he deserves immense credit."