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Executive Secretary of IGAD welcomes Sudan’s decision to lift state of emergency
Addis Ababa, June 1, 2022 (FBC) - The Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Dr Workneh Gebeyehu, welcomes the decision of the Sovereign Council of the…
Turkey says awaiting Sweden’s, Finland’s responses to its conditions on NATO accession
Addis Ababa, May 31, 2022 (FBC) - Turkey is awaiting responses from Finland and Sweden to the written conditions set out by Ankara for it to endorse the two countries' accession to NATO,…
Putin, Erdogan Discussed Safety of Navigation in Black, Azov Seas – Kremlin
Addis Ababa, May 30, 2022 (FBC) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan focused on ensuring safe navigation in the Black and Azov Seas when discussing…
Russia claims seizure of major Ukrainian stronghold
Russian forces together with those from the Donetsk People’s Republic have taken over the Ukrainian town of Liman, Russia’s Defense Ministry has claimed. On Thursday, Alexey Arestovich, a…
Russia to produce almost record levels of grain in 2022 – Agriculture Minister
Addis Ababa, May 27, 2022 (FBC) - Russian grain production in 2022 may significantly exceed last year's rates approaching the maximum level of over 130 million tonnes, Russian Agriculture…
China, Russia conduct joint air patrol: Defense Ministry
Addis Ababa, May 24, 2022 (FBC) - Chinese and Russian air forces conducted a routine strategic joint patrol over the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea and the Western Pacific Ocean, China’s…
Sanctions against Russia Affecting All, Global Food Crisis Looming- Mali’s FM
Addis Ababa, May 23, 2022 (FBC) - Western sanctions have paralyzed the economic system, which has already affected poorer countries and could cause a global food crisis, Malian Foreign…
Belarus Not Going to Be Part of Armed Conflict in Ukraine – Prime Minister
Addis Ababa, May 20, 2022 (FBC) - Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said on Friday that Belarus is not going to be a part of the Ukraine conflict.
"Belarus is not a party to the…
Worst of economic shock over for Russia – official
Addis Ababa, May 18, 2022 (FBC) – The country has managed to withstand Western sanctions, the finance minister says
The Russian economy has overcome the first shock from the sanctions…
China to expand ‘encouraged’ sectors for foreign investment
Addis Ababa, May 17, 2022 (FBC) – China will further expand the industry catalog of sectors encouraging foreign investment, according to the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)…