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Addis Ababa, May 6, 2021 (FBC) -Somalia says it has restored diplomatic ties with Kenya after severing them in December. It accused its neighbour of meddling in domestic politics ahead of…

Addis Ababa, May 4, 2021 (FBC) – Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki travelled to the Sudan this morning for a two-day working visit. The Presidential delegation includes Foreign Minister…

Addis Ababa, May 2, 2021 (FBC) -India has recorded its highest daily coronavirus death toll since the pandemic began - a day after it became the first country to see more than 400,000 new…

Addis Ababa, April 29, 2021 (FBC) -The calamitous COVID-19 outbreak in India is a wake-up call for Africa that its governments and citizens must not let their guard down, the disease-control…

Addis Ababa, April 28, 2021 (FBC) -IGAD welcomed the Somali leaders consensus to proscribe extension of mandate of the Executive and Parliament. In a statement issued today, IGAD…

Addis Ababa, April 27, 2021 (FBC) –Over half of Americans approved of President Joe Biden after nearly 100 days on the job, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling, a level of support that his…

Addis Ababa, April 25, 2021 (FBC) -At least 82 people were killed and over 100 injured in a fire that broke out in the coronavirus intensive care unit of a Baghdad hospital. The blaze on…

Addis Ababa, April 22, 2021 (FBC) - India has reported more than 300,000 coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours, the highest daily global total, while COVID-19-related deaths also jumped…

Addis Ababa, April 20, 2021 (FBC) - Chad's President Idriss Déby has died suddenly in clashes with rebels in the north of the country at the weekend, the army has said on state TV. His…

Addis Ababa, April 19, 2021 (FBC) –The European Union (EU) yesterday launched three new grants to support the work of IGAD in the promotion of peace and stability in the Horn of Africa.…