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Addis Ababa, February 27, 2020 (FBC) - The African Union (AU) says it plans to send 3,000 troops to the Sahel, where international and regional forces are struggling to contain Islamist…

Addis Ababa, February 27, 2020 (FBC) -Governments ramped up measures on Thursday to battle a global pandemic of the coronavirus as the number of infections outside China, the source of the…

Addis Ababa, February 26, 2020 (FBC) -President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday agreed to hold a nationwide vote to allow Russians to have their say on a raft of changes to the country’s…

Addis Ababa, February 26, 2020 (FBC) - The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has donated $10 million to help fight locusts in the East African region. The contribution will be given to…

Addis Ababa, February 25, 2020 (FBC) -Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has died in Cairo at the age of 91. Mubarak spent three decades in office before a popular uprising swept…

Addis Ababa, February 25, 2020 (FBC) -South Korea aims to test more than 200,000 members of a church at the center of a surge in coronavirus cases as countries stepped up efforts to stop a…

Addis Ababa, February 24, 2020 (FBC) -Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad has resigned in a surprise move that could unravel the ruling coalition. The resignation of Mr Mahathir, 94, comes amid…

Addis Ababa, February 24, 2020 (FBC) - US President Donald Trump arrived to a massive public reception after he landed in India's Gujarat state for his first official visit. Mr Trump was…

Addis Ababa, February 22, 2020 (FBC) - The African Union (AU) held today an emergency meeting of ministers of health in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. The meeting was to agree on a…

Addis Ababa, February 22, 2020 (FBC) -South Korea says the number of new coronavirus cases in the country has more than doubled in one day. Officials said on Saturday that 229 new cases…