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Addis Ababa, August 27, 2020 (FBC) - Tanzanian President John Magufuli will face 14 challengers in elections scheduled for this October, the elections board announced. His main…

Addis Ababa, August 26, 2020 (FBC) - India recorded more than 60,000 cases of COVID-19 for the eighth day in a row on Wednesday, as total cases crossed 3.2 million, data from the federal…

Addis Ababa, August 25, 2020 (FBC) -Tunisia’s Prime Minister-designate, Hichem Mechichi, has unveiled a new government made up of technocrats rather than members of political parties.…

Addis Ababa, August 24, 2020 (FBC) – WHO announced that 172 countries have now signed up for a vaccine development programme that will ensure an equitable distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine.…

Addis Ababa, August 23, 2020 (FBC) - Nationwide social distancing restrictions are now in place across South Korea as health officials warn of a rapidly worsening situation in a country that…

Addis Ababa, August 21, 2020 (FBC) -The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF have urged African governments to promote the safe reopening of schools during the coronavirus pandemic.…

Addis Ababa, August 20, 2020 (FBC) - The United Nations has joined global condemnation of the military takeover in Mali, which saw President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta forced to resign. The…

Addis Ababa, August 19, 2020 (FBC) - Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has resigned, after being detained by soldiers on Tuesday. In a televised address, Keïta said he was also…

Addis Ababa, August 18, 2020 (FBC) - The Italian government says it will give $13m to Tunisia, to help the country strengthen its maritime borders and stop hundreds of migrants crossing the…

Addis Ababa, August 17, 2020 (FBC) - At least 16 people were killed and dozens wounded in a gun and bomb attack by the al-Shabab armed group on an upscale beachfront hotel in Somalia's…