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Addis Ababa, October 9, 2020 (FBC) - The World Food Programme (WFP) has won the 2020 Nobel peace prize for its efforts to combat hunger and to improve conditions for peace in conflict areas.…

Addis Ababa, October 8, 2020 (FBC) -The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), through the African Union (AU), today received the third and last batch of 1.4 million…

Addis Ababa, October 8, 2020 (FBC) -The authorities in Mali have announced the release of a dozen political and military figures arrested during a coup in August. They include the former…

Addis Ababa, October 7, 2020 (FBC) -Kyrgyzstan's prime minister has resigned after widespread post-election protests. Kubatbek Boronov has now been replaced by Sadyr Japarov, who…

Addis Ababa, October 6, 2020 (FBC) - US President Donald Trump was released from Walter Reed Medical Center on Monday evening following four days of emergency treatment for COVID-19. A…

Addis Ababa, October 4, 2020 (FBC) – Somalia’s President Mohammed Abdullahi Mohammed,today arrived in Asmara, Eritrea for a 2-day working visit. President Mohammed and his delegation were…

Addis Ababa, October 2, 2020 (FBC) –U.S. President Donald Trump has said he and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for coronavirus and are now in quarantine. The President aged…

Addis Ababa, October 1, 2020 (FBC) - South Africa has opened its borders to travellers from all African countries, but has retained restrictions against countries with higher coronavirus…

Addis Ababa, September 30, 2020 (FBC) -President Donald Trump and his challenger Joe Biden have fiercely clashed in one of the most chaotic and bitter White House debates in years. Mr…

Addis Ababa, September 29, 2020 (FBC) -The US-based World Bank has warned that the coronavirus pandemic could keep or push up to 38 million people in East Asia into poverty. Without rapid…