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UNHCR, UNICEF, IOM and WFP seek US$8.9 million for three months of aid to up to 50,000 people who fled Ethiopia into Moyale, Kenya, Xinhua reported on 5 November.
A government-led survey of 758 households in Moyale, Marsabit County, also found 44% without drinking water and 53% unable to reach a health centre, in a report dated 3 November 2026.
Safaricom Group's net income for the six months to 30 September 2026 rose 35.9% to KSh 58.2 billion, with M-Pesa revenue at KSh 100.1 billion, The Star reported on 6 November 2026.
Liu Xianfa, China's Special Representative on African Affairs, will visit Ethiopia, Djibouti and Egypt in early and mid-November, and Hu Changchun, the Foreign Ministry's Horn of Africa envoy, will visit Eritrea in early November, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on 2 November.
About 40,000 people fleeing unrest in Ethiopia have sought refuge in the Kenyan border town of Moyale, more than 15,000 of them in eight temporary shelters, the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights said on 27 October. It urged Nairobi to coordinate with Ethiopia and aid agencies.
More than 10,900 people who fled fighting in Ethiopia's Moyale are in six temporary camps on the Kenyan side, with another 4,000 in host homes, the Kenya Red Cross said, Anadolu Agency reported on 24 October.
Hundreds of Ethiopians, mostly women, children and young people, crossed into Moyale from the night of 21 October; Kenya Red Cross says its initial response will target 1,000 households, Capital FM reported on 23 October.
Ethiopia's Ruti Aga was banned for six years over a positive test for methylprednisolone at a half marathon she won in China and for submitting a forged prescription, the Athletics Integrity Unit said on 22 October 2026.
Ethiopian artist Mulu Legesse's solo show 'I Carry – Je Porte' opened on 8 October at Alliance Éthio-Française in Addis Ababa and runs until 31 October, open Monday to Saturday from 12:00 to 18:00, according to the venue.
Kenya's 2025 GDP was US$135.92 billion against Ethiopia's US$126.35 billion in IMF data, after the birr's devaluation shrank Ethiopia's dollar GDP by about 40 per cent, Business Daily reported on 15 October 2026.
Banks bid US$152.09 million for the US$140 million the National Bank of Ethiopia offered at its 13 October foreign-exchange auction, and successful bids averaged 160.1072 birr per dollar, the Ethiopian newspaper Capital reported on 14 October 2026.
China Southern's inaugural flight to Addis Ababa landed on the night of 12 October with more than 200 people aboard, and the route runs twice a week via Changsha, Xinhua reported on 13 October.
