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Addis Ababa, March 12, 2020 (FBC) -US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping travel restrictions on 26 European countries in a bid to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The ban…

Addis Ababa, March 12, 2020 (FBC) - The coronavirus outbreak has been labelled a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO Chief Dr Tedros Adhanom said the number of cases…

Addis Ababa, March 11, 2020 (FBC) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel cited expert estimates that up to 70% of the population could be infected by the coronavirus. Germany confirmed some…

Addis Ababa, March 11, 2020 (FBC) -Ghanaian public officials and Gabonese MPs have been temporarily banned from travelling out of their countries in measures to prevent coronavirus.…

Addis Ababa, March 10, 2020 (FBC) -With oil erasing over a third of its value this week after a messy breakup of the OPEC+ alliance, OPEC members were bleeding over half a billion dollars a…

Addis Ababa, March 10, 2020 (FBC) -The US has started withdrawing troops from Afghanistan as part of a deal with the Taliban aimed at bringing peace to the country. The US agreed to…

Addis Ababa, March 9, 2020 (FBC) -Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has survived an assassination attempt in the capital, Khartoum, according to state media. Hamdok was moved to a…

Addis Ababa, March 9, 2020 (FBC) -A German tourist who was being treated for coronavirus in Egypt is the first fatality to be recorded in Africa because of the outbreak The 60-year-old…

Addis Ababa, March 7, 2020 (FBC) -Three senior members of Saudi Arabia's royal family, including the king's brother, have been arrested for unexplained reasons. Two of the men were among…

Addis Ababa, March 6, 2020 (FBC) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed an emergency spending bill for $8.3 billion to ramp up the nation’s response to the coronavirus, providing…