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Canal+ finalizes push into Ethiopian Market
Addis Ababa, February 11, 2021 (FBC) – France based Canal+ has finalized to enter the Ethiopian Television Market this year.
Canal + is carrying out its installation projects in Ethiopia. The Vivendi-owned French operator just signed a deal with Eutelsat to be hosted on Eutelsat 7C through a multi-year, multi-transponder contract for Ku-band…
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Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay breaks women’s 1500m indoor world record
Addis Ababa, February 10, 2021 (FBC) -Ethiopian athlete Gudaf Tsegay has broken the women's world record for the indoor 1500 metres after posting a time of three minutes, 53.09 seconds during a meeting in Lievin.
Ethiopian Tsegay on…
Lemlem Hailu’s 1500m record ratified
Addis Ababa, February 6, 2021 (FBC) -Lemlem Hailu’s world U20 indoor 1500m record of 4:01.57, set last year, has been ratified, according to worldathletics.org.
The Ethiopian middle-distance runner clocked her record-breaking time at the…
Court ruling restores Ahmad as CAF president
Addis Ababa, January 31, 2021 (FBC) -Madagascar's Ahmad has been dramatically restored as Confederation of African Football (CAF) president following a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Ahmad was banned by FIFA in…
Chelsea sack Frank Lampard 18 months in charge
Addis Ababa, January 25, 2021 (FBC) - Chelsea have sacked manager Frank Lampard after 18 months in charge.
Former Chelsea midfielder Lampard, 42, leaves with the club ninth in the Premier League table after last week's defeat at…
Lydia becomes first fmale referee at CAF tournament
Addis Ababa, January 23, 2021 (FBC) -Ethiopian referee Lydia Tadesse makes history this Saturday as the first woman to referee a match of a major competition of the Confederations of African Football (CAF).
She has been chosen to referee…
Turkish athletes train in Ethiopia for Tokyo Olympics
Addis Ababa, January 2021 (FBC) - Turkey's top-notch athletes have been training in one of Ethiopia’s high-altitude training sites, Sululta, with hopes to clinch the qualifying time required to compete in the marathon and 3,000 meters…