Kenya's Sawe wins London Marathon as Ethiopia's Assefa takes women's race

Running his first major marathon in unusually warm temperatures, Sabastian Kawe made it look easy. The Kenyan runner made a solo breakaway with about 10 kilometers left and never looked like wavering in the sunshine as he cruised to victory in the London …

Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa wins London Marathon in women-only world record time

The 28-year-old clocked two hours, 15 minutes, 50 seconds to finally finish on the top of the podium after collecting silver at last year's edition - where Peres Jepchirchir had set the previous mark of 2:16:16 - and the Paris 2024 Olympics, where she …

Sport | Kenya's Sawe wins London marathon, world record for Ethiopia's Assefa in women's race

Kenya's Sabastian Sawe celebrates as he approaches the finish line to win London Marathon on 27 April 2025. (Alex Davidson/Getty Images) Kenya's Sabastian Sawe claimed victory in the men's London Marathon with a time of 2hr 02min 27sec, …

Ethiopia's Bale Mountains National Park: A Hidden Ecological Gem

Ethiopia’s Finance Minister Ahmed Shide Meets with UK Minister of State for Int’l Development   

Addis Ababa, April 27, 2025 (ENA) --- Ethiopia’s Minister of Finance Ahmed Shide met with the United Kingdom Minister of State for International Development, Baroness Chapman on the margins of the 2025 Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank. The …

Ethiopia’s HDI Crisis: Invest in People, Not Cosmetic Projects

Ethiopia stands at a staggering 176th position out of 193 countries in the Human Development Index (HDI), even trailing behind Eritrea. Why is this significant? Unlike traditional GDP measurements, the HDI provides a truer picture of a nation’s overall …

Conference Tourism Flourishing in Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, April 26, 20225 (ENA)— Ethiopia’s conference tourism has thrived during the past nine months, following the government's successful initiatives, Planning and Development State Minister Bereket Fesehatsion said. Ethiopia has hosted over 60 …

Ethiopia Registering Promising Progress on All Fronts: Prosperity Party

Addis Ababa, April 26, 2025 (ENA) -- The Executive Committee of Ethiopia’s ruling Prosperity Party (PP) declared that the country has been demonstrating promising progress across political, economic, social, and diplomatic fronts. In its regular meeting …

Ethiopia Reaffirmed Its Commitment to Conclude WTO Accession by March 2026

Addis Ababa, April 26, 20225 (ENA)— Ethiopia has reaffirmed its commitment to conclude World Trade Organization (WTO) accession by March 2026. On the sidelines of the 2025 IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings being held in Washington DC, a high-level event was …

Kenya poised to surpass Ethiopia as East Africa’s largest economy in 2025 – IMF

  Following the devaluation of Ethiopia’s currency, Kenya is on course to surpass Ethiopia as the region’s largest economy by 2025. According to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) most recent predictions, Kenya’s GDP will exceed $132 billion, …