It’s an hour and a half before dawn. I am early. Meskel Square, Addis Ababa’s grand centrepiece, is already busy. The long-haul buses leave from here before the sun rises: 11 hours to Dire Dawa; 12 ...

People march towards the Meskel Square in celebration of the Meskel festival in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, on Sept. 26, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua) Tens of thousands of people gathered on Thursday in ...

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Addis Ababa has paramount attraction with its precious and diverse natural gifts, day to day cultural activities of its dwellers as well as its historical tract and the process of the establishment of ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today the opening of Hyatt Regency Addis Ababa, the first Hyatt branded hotel in Ethiopia and the seventh in Africa. The 188-room ...

Addis Ababa, September 12, 2025 (ENA) -- Residents and officials of Addis Ababa have celebrated the completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) with a vibrant mass sports event at Meskel ...

On Sunday, Addis Ababa, "new flower", lives up to its name: fresh daisies line the streets, strewn in piles in markets, heaped on to minibuses, gathered in bundles on the backs of white-robed women.

Addis Ababa, September 26, 2025 (ENA) -- Addis Ababa City Mayor Adanech Abiebie extended best wishes to Christian faithful on the celebration of Demera and Meskel, commemorating the finding of the ...