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Death Toll From Kenya Floods Climbs to 174 – Reports
MOSCOW, December 20 (Sputnik) - The death toll from severe floods in Kenya, caused by unusually active rains linked to the El Nino weather phenomenon, has climbed to 174 over the past day…
Migration improves millions of lives, yet poorly governed migration entails great suffering: UN…
Addis Ababa, December 19, 2023 (FBC) – Better migration governance enables millions of people to improve their lives, but poorly governed migration is a cause of great suffering, the United…
AUC Chairperson renews his call to end the conflict in Sudan
Addis Ababa, December 18, 2023 (FBC) – The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, expressed growing concern at the deteriorating security situation in Sudan, in…
IGAD chief expresses concern amid resurgence of conflict in Sudan’s Gezira State, El Fasher
Addis Ababa, December 17, 2023 (FBC) – Workneh Gebeyehu, Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), expressed his concern over the resurgence of conflict…
Kuwait announces 40 days of mourning for deceased Emir
Addis Ababa, December 16, 2023 (FBC) - A 40-day mourning period has been declared in Kuwait for the deceased Emir Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Kuwaiti government said on Saturday,…
Russia brings AI to farming – report
Addis Ababa, December 15, 2023 (FBC) – The mass introduction of AI-based (artificial intelligence) autonomous tractors into the Russian agro-industrial sector has begun, local media, TASS,…
UN chief urges COP28 to phase out fossil fuels
Addis Ababa, December 11, 2023 (FBC) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged an agreement at COP28 to phase out fossil fuels, pressing negotiators to show flexibility in the…
Emissions-cut pledges made so far not nearly enough to meet targets: IEA report
Addis Ababa, December 10, 2023 (FBC) - New emission cut pledges announced at the ongoing COP28 climate summit so far are not nearly enough to meet emission cut targets, found a report…
IGAD assembly urges int’l community to scale up humanitarian support to Sudan
Addis Ababa, December 10, 2023 (FBC) - The 41st Extraordinary Assembly of the IGAD Heads of State and Government was held on Saturday, 9th December 2023, in Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti,…
IGAD to convene 41st Extra-Ordinary Summit of Heads of State & Gov’t today
Addis Ababa, December 9, 2023 (FBC) – The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is set to convene the 41st Extraordinary Session of the IGAD Assembly of Heads of State…