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AU, UN Women renew commitment to advance gender equality in Africa
Addis Ababa, November 26, 2022 (FBC) – The African Union Commission’s Women, Gender and Youth Directorate (WGYD) in collaboration with UN Women Eastern and Southern Africa and the UN Women…
Russian president offers tax incentives for use of domestic technology
Addis Ababa, November 25, 2022 (FBC) - Russian businesses that buy and embrace domestic IT solutions will be able to claim tax benefits starting from next year, the Russian President,…
Russian Upper House Chief, Cuban President open Havana-Themed Exhibition in Moscow
MOSCOW, November 22 (Sputnik) - Russian upper house chairwoman Valentina Matvienko and Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez opened an exhibition dedicated to Cuba's capital city and…
World’s population hits the 8 billion mark
Addis Ababa, November 15, 2022 (FBC) - The world population officially passed 8 billion people on Tuesday, the United Nations (UN) confirmed.
"The milestone is an occasion to celebrate…
Political parties of Russia call for full, immediate ending of economic and financial blockade…
Addis Ababa, November 14, 2022 (FBC) - Parliamentary groups of political parties of Russia represented in the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, addressed the…
Tanzania’s Precision Air plane crashes into Lake Victoria
Addis Ababa, November 6, 2022 (FBC) - A Precision Air plane has crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania while attempting to land at an airport during bad weather.
An official said 26…
Russia announces economic outlook improvement
Addis Ababa, October 29, 2022 (FBC) - Russia’s GDP is now expected to contract around 3% in 2022, versus the 6% projected earlier, according to the country’s Central Bank.
The Country's…
Africa-Russia unique relation a springboard to develop new multilateral ties: President Putin
Addis Ababa, October 28, 2022 (FBC) – Africa and Russia developed absolutely unique and historic relations over the past decades, according to the Russian President, Vladimir Putin.
The…
Huawei’s 13th Global Mobile Broadband Forum kicked off in Bangkok
Addis Ababa, October 26, 2022 (FBC) - Huawei's 13th Global Mobile Broadband Forum (MBBF) kicked off in Bangkok yesterday with a keynote from the company's Rotating Chairman, Ken Hu.
"5G…
Partial solar eclipse will be visible from Iceland to India on October 25
Addis Ababa, October 25, 2022 (FBC) - A partial solar eclipse will be visible across a swathe of the northern hemisphere on Tuesday, with amateur astronomers warned to take care watching the…