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Admassu Yilma Tadesse, new PTA Bank President
Nairobi, Kenya – The Board of Governors of PTA Bank, the Trade and Development Bank of the Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has appointed Admassu Yilma Tadesse of Ethiopia as the Bank’s next President and Chief Executive Officer. He was selected in an open, competitive process involving over 100 candidates from some 15 African countries.
Tadesse joins PTA Bank from...
Edinburgh Cross Country: Victory for Kirubel Erasa, not so for Kenenisa Bekele
Edinburgh, Scotland – Today’s Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross-Country competition turned out to be a great day for 18-year-old Ethiopian-American Kirubel Erasa, who finished first in the junior men’s 6km, but not so for Kenenisa Bekele and Atelaw Bekele (Belgian-Ethiopian), who were beaten in their respective races.
Kenenisa finished a very disappointing 11th place in the men’s 3km run while Atelaw,...
Kenya Stars down Ethiopia 2-0 to revive CECAFA hopes
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – Harambee Stars got their CECAFA Senior Challenge campaign back on track with a 2-0 victory over Ethiopia at Dar-es-Salaam Stadium on Wednesday.
Debut first half goals from Bob Mugalia and Victor Ochieng helped Francis Kimanzi’s side to erase the disappointment of losing by a similar margin to Malawi in their opener on Monday in a match played under pelting rain.
Mugalia,...
Kenya Coach Kimanzi ponders Ethiopia battle
Nairobi, Kenya - Kenya coach Francis Kimanzi was left scratching his head in disbelief as the best players he could assemble from the Kenyan Premier League went down 2-0 to Malawi in their CECAFA Tusker Cup opening game on Monday.
That immediately put Kenya in danger of yet another group stage elimination.
Harambee Stars’ fate will however get clearer after their match against a very good Ethiopian...
Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya wins Boston Marathon in record time
Boston, USA – The previous world best of 2:03:59 was set by Ethiopia’s Haile Gebrselassie in Berlin on 28 September 2008.
But Mutai’s run does not qualify as an official world record because the Boston course is downhill and he benefited from a strong tailwind.
The 29-year-old beat fellow countryman Moses Mosop by just four seconds.
And Mutai smashed the course record, set in last...
Marseille-Cassis Classique, a disappointment for Meseret Mengistu
Cassis, France – The 32nd edition of International Marseille-Cassis Classique turned out to be a great disappointment for title holder and clear favorite Meseret Mengistu of Ethiopia as she failed to even finish the race.
Ethiopian athletes Belete Assefa and Belaynesh Oljira had to settle for second places in both men and women categories.
Kenyan athletes were dominant with Philemon Limo and Diane Chepkemoi...
Bizunesh Urgesa takes Mumbai title
Mumbai, India – (January 17, 2010) – Running on a new course and in relatively hot conditions, the defending champions and top gunners went unnoticed as newer faces, Kenyan Denis Ndiso and Bizunesh Urgesa of Ethiopia, took over the prime spots in the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon here on Sunday.
Urgesa leads Ethiopian sweep – women’s race
While Kenyans were largely dominating the men’s...
Abraham Cherkos wins at the 53rd Campaccio XC
San Giorgio su Legnano, Italy – (January 7, 2010) – Abraham Cherkos Feleke from Ethiopia, the reigning World Junior 5000m champion, won the 53rd edition of the Campaccio International Cross Country race – EA Permit – which took place today (6) in San Giorgio su Legnano.
Cherkos beat last year’s Campaccio winner Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge by one second thanks to his devastating kick...
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...
