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Addis Ababa, March 19, 2020 (FBC) - Africa should “prepare for the worst” as the coronavirus begins to spread locally, the World Health Organization’s Director-General said Wednesday. “I…

Addis Ababa, March 18, 2020 (FBC) -The number of coronavirus cases worldwide has now passed 200,000, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University. The total is now…

Addis Ababa, March 17, 2020 (FBC) -China has reacted angrily after US President Donald Trump referred to the coronavirus as “Chinese”. A foreign ministry spokesman warned the US should…

Addis Ababa, March 17, 2020 (FBC) -The European Commission is planning to ban all non-essential travel throughout Europe's Schengen free-travel zone as more countries close their borders to…

Addis Ababa, March 16, 2020 (FBC) - Russia's Constitutional Court on Monday approved amendments proposed by President Vladimir Putin to the country's basic law, giving him the option of…

Addis Ababa, March 16, 2020 (FBC) - The first participant in a clinical trial for a vaccine to protect against the new coronavirus will receive an experimental dose on Monday, according to a…

Addis Ababa, March 14, 2020 (FBC) - The African Union (AU) Contact Group on Libya confirmed that Addis Ababa will host a conference in July with the hope to create comprehensive…

Addis Ababa, March 14, 2020 (FBC) – The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Friday warned the unfolding coronavirus crisis could seriously dent Africa’s already stagnant growth with oil…

Addis Ababa, March 13, 2020 (FBC) – Kenya has confirmed that a woman has tested positive for Covid-19. Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe said she had arrived from the US on 5 March and tested…

Addis Ababa, March 13, 2020 (FBC) - The US has launched retaliatory air strikes against a pro-Iranian militia group in Iraq, after a rocket attack killed two of its soldiers. The strikes…