Friday, July 3, 2026

Addis Ababa

November 10, 2021

Dangote’s $500 million cement refinery in Ethiopia endangered as rebel forces close in

The Dangote cement plant, which was commissioned in May 2015 is now endangered as rebel forces advance on Ethiopia’s capital.

November 6, 2021

U.S. advises citizens to leave Ethiopia as tension escalates

Tigray rebels are threatening to take over Addis by any means possible, including via violence.

U.S Secretary of States Antony Blinken
November 4, 2021

Facebook deletes PM’s post inciting Ethiopians to kill rebels

Social media platform Facebook has taken down a post by Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed urging Ethiopians to kill and bury rebels.

November 3, 2021

U.S. warns against takeover of Addis as Tigray rebels advance towards Ethiopian capital

The U.S. warning was delivered via an address by Jeffrey Feltman, the U.S. special envoy for the Horn of Africa.

August 29, 2021

NDLEA arrests drug kingpin with cocaine

The man was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

NDLEA Officers
January 3, 2021

African countries begin trading under AfCFTA pact

The AfCFTA aims to bring together 1.3 billion people in a $3.4 trillion economic bloc Africa a new opportunity to develop its own value chains.

African Union
December 9, 2020

NDLEA arrests 2 suspected drug traffickers at Abuja airport

One suspect, a Brazilian, was only inquisitive about the jail terms his alleged offence might attract in Nigeria.

NDLEA Officers