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Addis Ababa, February 22, 2020 (FBC) - Former South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar has been sworn in as first vice-president, sealing a peace deal aimed at ending six years of civil war.…

Addis Ababa, February 21, 2020 (FBC) -The French military says it has killed about 50 Islamist militants in Mali. It said one of the dead was a member of the Sahel's branch of the Islamic…

Addis Ababa, February 21, 2020 (FBC)- A seven-day "reduction in violence" between the US and the Afghan Taliban will begin on Saturday, officials say. "This is an important step on a long…

Addis Ababa, February 20, 2020 (FBC) - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and his rival Riek Machar have agreed to form a unity government. This latest development follows a meeting at…

Addis Ababa, February 20, 2020 (FBC) -Nine people were killed in two shootings at shisha bars in the western German city of Hanau. Several other people were also injured after a gunman…

Addis Ababa, February 19, 2020 (FBC) -Libya's UN-backed government has withdrawn from peace talks after the capital was hit by rocket fire. It said the port was one of the targets struck…

Addis Ababa, February 19, 2020 (FBC) -Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to launch an operation in Syria's Idlib region by the end of the month if Damascus fails to…

Addis Ababa, February 18, 2020 (FBC) - Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani will remain in power for another five years. The country's election commission on Tuesday announced the final…

Addis Ababa, February 18, 2020 (FBC) - Amazon boss Jeff Bezos has pledged $10bn to help fight climate change. The world's richest man said the money would finance work by scientists,…

Addis Ababa, February 17, 2020 (FBC) –Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki met today with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Riyadh. King Salman stressed the long-standing relations…