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Russia reports successful test launch of hypersonic missile
Addis Ababa, July 19, 2021 (FBC) - Russia has reported another successful test launch of a Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile, a weapon President Vladimir Putin has touted as part of a new…
At least 120 dead and hundreds unaccounted for after flooding in Europe
Addis Ababa, July 16, 2021 (FBC) - At least 120 people have died and hundreds more in Western Europe are unaccounted for after some of the worst flooding in decades. Record rainfall caused…
African Union condemns violence in South Africa
Addis Ababa, July 14, 2021 (FBC) - The African Union (AU) Commission has condemned the violence in South Africa that has left 72 people dead.
Protests against the jailing of former…
Haitian president assassinated at home
Addis Ababa, July 7, 2021 (FBC) - Haitian President Jovenel Moise was shot dead by unidentified attackers in his private residence overnight in a "barbaric act", the government said on…
Gunmen kidnap 140 schoolchildren in Kaduna state, Nigeria
Addis Ababa, July 5, 2021 (FBC) - At least eight people were also abducted from the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Centre in Zaria early on Sunday morning.
Two nurses and a…
Memorial held for Zambia’s first president Kenneth Kaunda
Addis Ababa, July 2, 2021 (FBC) - A state memorial service for Zambia's first president, Kenneth Kaunda, has been held with a 21 gun salute and a fly past by the air force.
Kaunda died…
South Africa’s top court sentences ex-President Jacob Zuma
Addis Ababa, June 29, 2021 (FBC) - South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma has been sentenced to 15 months in jail by the country's highest court.
He has been given five days to hand…
IGAD Council of Ministers holds 72nd extraordinary meeting
Addis Ababa, June 24, 2021 (FBC) – The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Council of Ministers is holding its 72nd extraordinary meeting today.
The discussion will focus on…
Guterres re-elected as UN Secretary General for second term
Addis Ababa, June 18, 2021 (FBC) - The UN General Assembly unanimously elected Antonio Guterres to a second term as secretary-general on Friday, giving him another five years at the helm of…
Japan plans to lift COVID restrictions ahead of Olympic Games
Addis Ababa, June 17, 2021 (FBC) - Japan plans to lift Tokyo's virus emergency on June 20, a month before the Olympics, the government announced Thursday as reports said only 10,000…