(Eagle News)—The Department of Foreign Affairs is checking if Filipinos were among the 157 killed when an Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed while enroute to Kenya on Sunday, March 10. In a statement, the DFA said it has directed the Philippine embassies in Cairo and Nairobi to coordinate with concerned authorities in Addis Ababa and Nairobi for this. Of the dead, eight were crew members of the Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302. There were 33 nationalities on board […]
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DFA checking if Filipinos in Ethiopia were among injured in Saturday’s explosion at PM rally that hurt at least 154 people
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs said it is monitoring the situation in Ethiopia after an explosion at a political rally in the capital Addis Ababa on Saturday that has reportedly left one dead and at least 154 injured. “The Philippine Embassy in Cairo is checking whether any of the 800 members of the Filipino Community were among those injured in the explosion,” said a DFA release. Ambassador to Cairo Leslie Baja, […]
Ethiopian pop star Teddy Afro delights fans; irks authorities
by Chris Stein Agence France-Presse LEGETAFO, Ethiopia (AFP) – He may be Ethiopia’s biggest pop star but Teddy Afro hasn’t held a concert in his country for years, some of his songs have been effectively banned, and the launch party for his last album was broken up by the police. But sitting in the living room of his spacious house outside the capital, Addis Ababa, the 41-year-old musician is relaxed and says he is focused on […]





