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Ethiopia gunmen ‘kill five foreign tourists’
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (BBC) – Five foreign tourists have been killed in Ethiopia in an attack by unknown gunmen, state TV reports.
The attack was carried out late on Monday in the northern Afar region of the country by gunmen who had crossed from neighbouring Eritrea, the TV said.
Two other tourists were seriously hurt and a third is said to have escaped the attack unharmed. The nationality of the...
Ethiopian kids speak universal language of football
This year’s football world cup has been trumpeted by FIFA as a world cup for the African continent.
There is no doubt that soccer is huge in Africa, but the love of the beautiful game is by no means only an urban phenomenon.
The BBC’s Will Ross has been assessing the build up of excitement for the World Cup in the Ethiopian highlands.
About 700km north of the capital Addis Ababa in Lalibella,...
Eritrea football team ‘absconds’ in Kenya
Officials have launched a search for Eritrea’s national football team after the players reportedly failed to return home following a tournament in Kenya.
Nairobi, Kenya (December 14, 2009) – The Eritreans were knocked out of the Cecafa competition for East and Central African nations last week.
But when the team plane landed back home, it was reportedly only carrying the coach and an official.
The...
