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Kenyan president calls for removal of barrier for movement of people to boost regional integration
Addis Ababa, May 3, 2023 (FBC) - The President of Kenya, William Ruto, has called on the East African Community (EAC) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) member states…
30th edition of World Press Freedom Day being observed today
Addis Ababa, May 3, 2023 (FBC) – The World Press Freedom Day is an annual observance celebrated on May 3 every year to raise awareness about the importance of freedom of press.
It also…
Sudan warring parties agree to 7-day truce
Addis Ababa, May 3, 2023 (FBC) - The warring parties in Sudan have agreed to a seven-day truce starting May 4, in a phone conversation with South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, the foreign…
AU appeals for implementation of immediate ceasefire in Sudan, concerted int’l humanitarian…
Addis Ababa, ,ay 2, 2023 (FBC) - The African Union (AU) has appealed to the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), engaged in armed confrontations since the 15th of…
EU gravely concerned with situation in Sudan: EU Official
Addis Ababa, May 2, 2023 (FBC) – Deputy Director-General, Head of Africa Department, Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Irina S Nyoni, says that the violent clashes going on in Sudan…
Chinese path to modernization conducive to sustainable global development: expert
Addis Ababa, May 2, 2023 (FBC) - China is pursuing a model of modernization that has not been seen before, characterized by a huge population and common prosperity for all in sync with…
The Trilateral Mechanism calls for another 72hr ceasefire in Sudan
Addis Ababa, April 30, 2023 (FBC) - The Trilateral Mechanism (AU, IGAD, and the UN) called on Generals Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan Daglo “Hemedti” to agree to another extension…
IGAD’s Executive Secretary holds phone conversations with Germany’s FM, MFA of Canada
Addis Ababa, April 29, 2023 (FBC) – The Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Workneh Gebeyehu has held phone conversations with Germany’s Federal…
ICBT data collection critical in monitoring intra-African Trade: ECA
Addis Ababa, April 29, 2023 (FBC) – The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) says that harmonized methods for Informal Cross-Border Trade (ICBT) Data Collection critical in monitoring…
AU appeals for urgent Int’l Support to address humanitarian situation in Sudan
Addis Ababa, April 28, 2023 (FBC) - The Chairperson of the AU Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, appeals to the neighbouring states of Sudan and the international community to speedily extend…