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Addis Ababa, June 11, 2020 (FBC) - A further 8,779 cases of coronavirus have been reported in Russia, bringing the country's total above 500,000. The official national death toll rose to…

Addis Ababa, June 10, 2020 (FBC) - Cases are spiking in parts of California and the southwest of the US, with 21 states reporting weekly increases in new cases. It could lead authorities…

Addis Ababa, June 9, 2020 (FBC) – Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza, aged 55, has died after suffering a cardiac arrest, the government says. He was admitted to hospital on Saturday…

Addis Ababa, June 9, 2020 (FBC) - Tanzania's President John Magufuli has declared the country "coronavirus-free" thanks to prayers by citizens. "The corona disease has been eliminated…

Addis Ababa, June 8, 2020 (FBC) -A majority of Minneapolis City Council has pledged to dismantle the local police department, a significant move amid nationwide protests sparked by George…

Addis Ababa, June 6, 2020 (FBC) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has changed its advice on face masks, saying they should be worn in public to help stop the spread of coronavirus.…

Addis Ababa, June 5, 2020 (FBC) – A junior minister in South Sudan has resigned and accused President Salva Kiir of having little interest in implementing the 2018 peace agreement designed…

Addis Ababa, June 4, 2020 (FBC) -Reports from Libya say that forces loyal to the internationally recognised government have recaptured Tripoli airport from the forces of its rival Gen…

Addis Ababa, June 3, 2020 (FBC) – Some 1,600 active duty soldiers have been flown to bases in the Washington DC area over the past 24 hours, the Pentagon says. The move is a "prudent…

Addis Ababa, June 2, 2020 (FBC) -President Donald Trump has threatened to send in the military to quell growing civil unrest in the US over the death of a black man in police custody. He…