BRICS Gets Boost as Saudi Arabia Joins Group of Emerging Nations

BRICS Gets Boost as Saudi Arabia Joins Group of Emerging Nations

South Africa’s foreign minister said Saudi Arabia and four other countries have accepted the invitation to join the BRICS club of nations that was extended during a summit last year. Minister Naledi Pandor said that Russia, who takes over as chair of the bloc this year from South Africa, has received written interest from 34 … Read more

Ethiopia Offers Airline Stake to Somaliland for Red Sea Access

Ethiopia Offers Airline Stake to Somaliland for Red Sea Access

Ethiopia signed a memorandum of understanding with Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, to gain access to the Red Sea in exchange for a stake in its flagship carrier Ethiopian Airlines. Detailed negotiations to reach a formal agreement will be concluded in a month, said Redwan Hussein, national security adviser to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. … Read more

Two marathon world records broken in two weeks by two East African runners

Two marathon world records broken in two weeks by two East African runners

Last month, at the Berlin Marathon, Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa broke Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei’s 2019 run record by finishing in 2:11.53, and, last Sunday, Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum, in his third marathon in Chicago, zoomed past the most high-profile long-distance runner Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge’s record by 34 seconds by finishing in 2:00:35. The women’s marathon world record … Read more