The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has announced a 15-month debarment of Beza Consulting Engineers PLC and Mr Gidey Gebrezgabher Gebremariam, effective from 21 August 2023. In a press release, the AfDB said that Beza Consulting Engineers PLC is a consulting firm registered under the laws of Ethiopia, while Mr Gidey Gebrezgabher Gebremariam is the Chairperson of the Board and General Manager of the firm. The statement said: “An investigation conducted by the Bank’s Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption found that Beza Consulting Engineers PLC and Mr Gidey Gebrezgabher Gebremariam engaged in fraudulent practices during a tender for the Provision of Consultancy Services for the Kapoeta-Boma-Raad Road Project, a component of the Transport Facilitation and Road Upgrading Studies of the Kampala-JubaAddis Ababa-Djibouti Corridor Programme.” The statement added that: “During the debarment period, Beza Consulting Engineers PLC and its affiliates as well as Mr Gidey Gebrezgabher Gebremariam, will be ineligible to participate in Bank Group-financed activities. “At the expiry of the debarment period, Beza Consulting Engineers PLC will only be eligible to resume participation in African Development Bank Group-financed activities after it implements an integrity compliance programme consistent with the Bank’s guidelines

Athletics - Ethiopia: Letesenbet Gidey's xxl 5000m performanceLetesenbet Gidey achieves the 4th best 5000m performance in historyA successful Sunday for Letesenbet Gidey. This exceptional feat is quite simply the 4th best world performance of all time. Letesenbet Gidey thus enters the history books of the 5000 m. The 25-year-old runner also has another special feature. An impressive track recordBefore 2023, Letesenbet Gidey had already made her mark. She will retain the title of best 5000m runner until 2023.

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Having lost the 10,000m just seven days earlier, Farah managed to hold off competition from American Bernard Lagat to win the 5,000m in 13 minutes 23.36 seconds. Farah secured victory at the World Championships in 2011 (Dave Thompson/PA)“I’m very proud, I just can’t believe it,” Farah said after winning the race. Salazar has been banned from coaching since 2019 following an investigations by the United States Anti-Doping Agency. Farah won double gold at the 2012 Olympics in London the following year before retaining his 5,000m and 10,000m titles at Rio 2016. The six-time World Champion has confirmed that the Great North Run, taking place next Sunday, will be his final race.

But regular attendees of the annual Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (Adihex) know better. So it is fitting that the theme of this year’s event references both sustainability and heritage, echoing the longstanding relationship between hunting and wildlife conservation. Although some have a difficult time believing it, the reality is that ethical hunting practices are a critical part of conservation efforts around the world. Quote Ethical hunting practices are a critical part of conservation efforts around the worldHunting and other activities involving animals are important for another reason, too. This desire to avoid losing society’s proximity to the natural world is a cornerstone of the Emirates’ conservation efforts today, especially as the country prepares to host the Cop28 global climate summit in November.

Press Release from Meet organizersSeptember, 3 2023Letesenbet Gidey ran a superb 14:08.79 at Berlin’s ISTAF Meeting, but missed reclaiming the 5,000m world record by less than four seconds. Then the steeple chase world record holder Beatrice Chepkoech took over. Gidey’s PB and former world record stands at 14:06.62. Her winning throw of 70.47 came in round five, when she improved her own world lead by 22 centimeters. Amber Hughes of the US was third in 12.98 while Germany’s Marlene Meier took fourth with 13.00.

In an announcement by Mr. Matsunaga Kazuypshi, the Japanese Ambassador and Permanent Representative of ECOWAS, it has been revealed that Nigeria’s annual trade with Japan has reached a substantial N7.6 trillion or $10 billion. While Japan may not be among Nigeria’s top five trading partners, this significant increase in trade volume signifies a strengthening trade partnership, bolstering Nigeria’s revenue and reserves. Nigeria’s exports to Japan have seen substantial growth, soaring from N102.64 billion in 2019 to N329.82 billion in 2022. Conversely, imports have seen a decline, plummeting from N258.05 billion in 2019 to N142.06 billion in 2022. These exports primarily comprise agricultural products and manufactured goods, including items such as sesamum seeds, unwrought aluminum alloys, and cathodes.

GRAND RAPDIS, MI – One woman was killed in a shooting early Sunday morning on the city’s Southwest Side, Grand Rapids police said. Officers responded to a 1:15 a.m. report of a shooting Sunday, Sept. 3, near the intersection of Freeman Avenue SW and Hall Street SW.From there, one woman was taken to an area hospital where she died upon arrival. Additional details about the shooting were not immediately available. Investigators ask anyone with information regarding this incident to call the Grand Rapids Police Department at 616-456-3380 or Silent Observer at 616-774-2345. Grand Rapids Public Museum names vice president of fund developmentMichigan’s Best Local Eats: Authentic Ethiopian restaurant creates vegetarian fare in Grand Rapids

Ethiopia’s Letesenbet Gidey returned to winning ways in Berlin, smashing the 5000m meeting record at the World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meeting on Sunday. Letesenbet, who finished second in 10,000m at the world athletics championships in Budapest, produced a stunning solo run, to win in 14:08.79 at the ISTAF Meeting in Berlin. Letesenbet now owns three of the four fastest times in 5000m even history behind Faith Kipyegon’s 14:05.20 world record from earlier this year. She is the current world record holder at 10,000m with 29:01.03 and also for the half marathon with her time of 62:52. Freweyni, who finished seventh in the world 5000m final in Budapest, was ahead as the pacemaker dropped out with 500m to go.

Addis Ababa, September 3 – The Brazilian Ambassador to Addis Ababa, Jander Ferreira dos Santos, said that Ethiopia’s accession to the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) group opens a new and promising field of cooperation. “Ethiopia will now take stock of what BRICS has achieved in each of these areas and begin to contribute its own initiatives and perspectives. The Brazilian diplomat stressed that the interest expressed by many countries in joining the BRICS group shows that there is a positive motivation to defend these issues within the international community in general. “I am very optimistic about the future of South-South cooperation within the BRICS group and about bilateral relations between Brazil and Ethiopia as a whole,” he stressed. Regarding the latter issue, he noted in particular the need for developing countries to play a more important role on the global stage.

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“We want harsh measures against the rioters, including the immediate deportation of those who took part,” Netanyahu said in a special ministerial meeting called to deal with the aftermath of the violence on Sunday. Ahead of an official visit to Cyprus, Netanyahu said the ministerial team was seeking to deport 1,000 supporters of the Eritrean government who were involved in Saturday’s violence. “There’s politics involved in this,” Brennan noted, adding that Netanyahu “clearly wants to be seen to be doing something”. Under international law, Israel cannot forcibly send migrants back to a country where their life or liberty may be at risk. Netanyahu said Sunday that he didn’t think deporting supporters of the Eritrean government would be a problem.

Squaters stand in front of their shacks on the rooftop of a building in Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. Johannesburg has established itself as one of the best cities in the world, South Africa's economic hub where careers are made and dreams come true. But over the last few years, that image and reputation has been changing. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Second placed Red Bull driver Sergio Perez of Mexico, bottom, celebrates on the podium with winner Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands, top, and third Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz of Spain during the Formula One Italian Grand Prix auto race, at the Monza racetrack, in Monza, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Video footage circulating on social media showed hundreds of protesters marching along the Ayalon Highway, Israel's main highway, and temporarily blocking it. The police released a video showing protesters hurling Molotov cocktails and stones at the police, adding in its statement that, at least six police officers were injured. State-owned Kan TV news reported that, at least two protesters were injured. The demonstration was held against law enforcement's handling of a probe into a deadly hit-and-run in May, in which a four-year-old boy of the Ethiopian community was killed.– NNN-MA'AN