World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Fantaye Belayneh (L) of Ethiopia and Nozomi Tanaka of Japan lie on their backs after finishing ninth and 12th, respectively, in the women's 5,000-meter final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 20, 2025.

Chinese electric vehicles put into use in Ethiopia

STORY: Chinese electric vehicles put into use in Ethiopia SHOOTING TIME: March 6, 2024 DATELINE: March 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the local company Belayneh Kindie Metal Engineering Complex, where these Chinese electric minibuses are assembled in Ethiopia 2. STANDUP (English): LIU FANGQIANG, Xinhua correspondent 3. various of electric minibuses on the roads of Addis Ababa 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Amharic): ADUGNA ADAMU, Minibus driver 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BESUFEKAD SHEWAYE, General manager of Belayneh Kindie Metal Engineering Complex 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Amharic): BEZUAYEHU ABERA, Production manager of Belayneh Kindie Metal Engineering Complex STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): LIU FANGQIANG, Xinhua correspondent "Recently, some electric minibuses have appeared on the roads of Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, as a means of public transport. This is one of the latest moves of the Ethiopian government to cut the carbon dioxide emissions, like what many co

ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-CHINESE ELECTRIC MINIBUS

ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-CHINESE ELECTRIC MINIBUS

(240308) -- ADDIS ABABA, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Besufekad Shewaye, the general manager of Belayneh Kindie Metal Engineering Complex, is pictured during an interview with Xinhua in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, March 6, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese electric vehicles begin to transform transportation in Ethiopia" (Xinhua/Michael Tewelde)

Soaring prices dampen festive spirit as Ethiopians celebrate Orthodox Easter

STORY: Soaring prices dampen festive spirit as Ethiopians celebrate Orthodox Easter DATELINE: April 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:59 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ethiopian people buying and selling sheep, ox and chicken at Berchiko Sheep and Goat Trading Center in Addis Ababa 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Amharic): JELIAN SHAFO, Trader at Berchiko Sheep and Goat Trading Center 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Amharic): SISAY BEDADA, Trader at Berchiko Sheep and Goat Trading Center 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Amharic): YEMARIAMNESH HAILU, Local resident 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Amharic): BELAYNEH ZENEBE, Local resident STORYLINE: Holiday shoppers in Ethiopia's capital have encountered soaring prices on the market as Ethiopian Orthodox followers prepare to celebrate Easter on Sunday. In Ethiopia, Easter comes after a 55-day of fasting from animal products, mainly meat, milk, butter and eggs. It is celebrated with a series of events, including the slaughter of sheep, goats, or oxen, depending on the financial capability of