AdvertisementThe Lucy of Ethiopia have landed in Abuja ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics second round, second leg qualifying match against the Super Falcons of Nigeria. AdvertisementRecall that Ethiopians were held to a 1-1 draw by the Super Falcons in the first leg in midweek. Both teams will slug it out at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja on Tuesday in the return leg. Also in Nigeria’s Federal Capital is the squad of match officials, led by Christine Ziga from Ghana, who will serve as the match commissioner. Furthermore, referee Edoh Kindedji from Togo, with her compatriots Abra Sitsofe Agbedanou and Kossiwa Kayigan Awoutey who will serve as assistant referee 1 and assistant referee 2 respectively.

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Conference and briefing on the crisis in EthiopiaNovember 6, 2023, 9:30a.m. Ethiopia, a country of over 120 million people, is the key to stability in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia is experiencing overlapping crises: an unresolved civil war; ethnic cleansing and ethnically motivated killings; desperate hunger and malnutrition; human rights abuses; and crippling corruption. While more than a million people in Ethiopia are in dire need of food, rampant government corruption has led the United States and international donors to suspend aid. Ethiopian-American civic organizations are holding a constitutional conference and congressional briefing on November 6 to raise awareness of the crises, discuss the common causal factors, and propose solutions.

ATLANTA – A jury has convicted Mezemr Abebe Belayneh of fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship by lying about his role in persecuting teenagers in Ethiopia because of their political views. Belayneh concealed this behavior when he received a visa to enter the United States in 2001 and naturalized as a U.S. citizen in 2008. The jury convicted Belayneh on one count of unlawful citizenship and one count of acquiring citizenship to which he was not entitled. The HSI Atlanta Field Office investigated the case with coordination from the Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center (HRVWCC). The Internet address for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia is http://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga.

The delegation of Ethiopia’s senior women national team arrived in Abuja on Sunday, ahead of Tuesday’s Paris 2024 Olympics second round, second leg qualifying match against the Super Falcons. The 35-person delegation flew into the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport just after noon on Sunday aboard an Ethiopian Airways flight. Also in Nigeria’s Federal Capital is the squad of match officials, led by Christine Ziga from Ghana, who will serve as the match commissioner. There is also referee Edoh Kindedji from Togo, with her compatriots Abra Sitsofe Agbedanou and Kossiwa Kayigan Awoutey who will serve as assistant referee 1 and assistant referee 2 respectively. The information contained in Completesports.com may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without the prior written authority of Completesports.com.

…Says diplomatic negotiations to release detained Nigerian passengers ongoingBy Chinelo Obogo, LagosEthiopian Airlines has denied allegations of maltreatment of Nigerian passengers who transit through Addis Ababa, the country’s capital city. “About 70% of our passengers transit through Addis Ababa. It’s only 30% that come in and go out and the transit time in Addis Ababa varies from 20 minutes. If you don’t declare it during customs, you will have problems taking it out. It is unfortunate we don’t want any passenger to be inconvenienced as they pass through Addis Ababa airport, but some things are beyond our control.”

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested two businessmen at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja, with consignments of cocaine and heroin going to Hong Kong and France concealed in their bellies. Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi in a statement said the duo were arrested and detained after their body scan revealed they ingested illicit drugs. In his statement, Chidike claimed he is a businessman dealing in spare parts at the Alaba International market in Ojo area of Lagos. He added that he was to be paid N3.5million which he intended to use to import goods from Hong Kong. Meanwhile, a total of 2,197 kilograms of skunk were recovered in four interdiction operations in parts of Ondo state within four days.

Benin is often regarded as the cradle of Voodoo, home to thousands of sacred forests, which believers say are vital to their religion which is rooted in nature. And with few exceptions, only those initiated are allowed to enter the sacred forests. Fabric of societyBetween 2005 and 2015, more than 20% of Benin’s forests decreased, with the rate of deforestation continuing at more than 2% a year, according to the World Bank. Between 2001 and 2012 approximately 45% of Benin’s sacred forests had disappeared or were diminished, according to the local aid group. From 2001 to 2012, we noticed that 14% of the sacred forests disappeared and 30% of the forests have been badly degraded, meaning that a huge part of their surface area decreased."

Ethiopia's Kemal Husen stormed to victory in a new course record at the 2023 Irish Life Dublin Marathon on the streets of the capital this morning. Husen took control of the race after 10 miles, sticking right behind the pacemaker until he passed 30k, and never relented. When you’ve put in the work in the training you know that when it gets tough, it’s going to be ok.”It was the Clonliffe AC man’s second national marathon title. In the wheelchair race the winner was Patrick Monahan taking his seventh Dublin Marathon title. Results:2023 Irish Life Dublin Marathon Men: 1 K Husen (Ethiopia) 2:06:52, 2 G Kusuro (Uganda) 2:10:45, 3 S Scullion (Clonliffe Harriers AC) 2:11:51.

ETHIOPIAN athletes claimed victory in both men’s and women’s races at Sunday’s Irish Life Dublin Marathon. Northern runners dominated the national championships held in conjunction with the event as Stephen Scullion and Ann-Marie McGlynn scored decisive wins. It commemorated Treacy’s victory in the race 30 years earlier in what was the swansong of his long and successful career. Husen, accompanied only by a pacemaker, was 19 seconds clear at the 20kms (59:35) with Scullion now in eighth (62:00). In the wheelchair race, Patrick Monahan won his seventh Dublin Marathon in a time of one hour, 41 minutes and three seconds.

AdvertisementThe delegation of Ethiopia’s senior women national team arrived in Abuja on Sunday, ahead of Tuesday’s Paris 2024 Olympics second round, second leg qualifying match against the Super Falcons. AdvertisementThe 35-person delegation flew into the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport just after noon on Sunday aboard an Ethiopian Airways flight. Also in Nigeria’s Federal Capital is the squad of match officials, led by Christine Ziga from Ghana, who will serve as the match commissioner. There is also referee Edoh Kindedji from Togo, with her compatriots Abra Sitsofe Agbedanou and Kossiwa Kayigan Awoutey who will serve as assistant referee 1 and assistant referee 2 respectively. Yacine Samassa from Mauritania will be in the role of fourth official.

October 29, (THEWILL) – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested two businessmen at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, with consignments of cocaine and heroin going to Hong Kong and France concealed in their bellies. They were both arrested and detained after their body scan revealed they ingested illicit drugs. In his statement, Chidike claimed he is a businessman dealing in spare parts at the Alaba International market in Ojo area of Lagos. He added that he was to be paid N3.5 million, which he intended to use to import goods from Hong Kong”. Meanwhile, a total of 2,197 kilograms of skunk were recovered in four interdiction operations in parts of Ondo State within four days.

Ethiopia's Kemal Husen took a minute and 14 mens off the men's course record as he won in 2:06.52Belfast man Stephen Scullion finished third in the men's race at the Dublin Marathon as Ethiopian winner Kemal Husen set a new course record of two hours six minutes and 52 seconds. Husen went to halfway in 1:02.56 and eventually bettered Othmane El Goumri's 2019 mark by a minute and 14 seconds. Scullion won the concurrently-run Irish Championship with Ann-Marie McGlynn taking the national women's title. Story continuesHusen's course record winning men's time also took a minute and 17 seconds off his previous personal best set when he placed sixth at the Dubai marathon in February. Monahan will be back in action at next Sunday's New York Marathon where he has previously achieved a top-five finish.

Stories of Syria’s Textiles is curated by Blair Fowlkes Childs, in collaboration with consultants Deniz Beyazit and Hany Hawasly. “I was reading [the book] because I wanted to learn more about contemporary Syrian textiles as part of my research into Syrian cultural heritage,” Fowlkes Child says. Stories of Syria’s Textiles is curated by Blair Fowlkes Childs, in collaboration with consultants Deniz Beyazit and Hany Hawasly“This helps us understand their history and cultural significance more specifically,” Fowlkes Childs says. “We’re using [the photographs] to illuminate the different people involved in producing textiles,” Fowlkes Childs says. Stories of Syria’s Textiles: Art and Heritage across Two Millennia will be running at Katonah Museum of Art until January 28

The 2023 Beijing Marathon took place in the Chinese capital on Sunday morning. Ethiopia's Ulfata Deresa Geleta finished first in the men's group, clocking two hours, seven minutes and 41 seconds, with China's Chen Tianyu finishing seventh. In the women's group, Kenyan runners dominated the top three spots, led by Vibian Chepkirui who won the title in two hours, 21 minutes and 57 seconds. Also on Sunday, in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Dong Guojian won the Xi'an Marathon men's title in two hours, 10 minutes and 45 seconds. (Cover: The starting line of the 2023 Beijing Marathon in Beijing, China, October 29, 2023.