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Stranded Ever Given container ship in Suez Canal freed from shoreline
Addis Ababa, March 29, 2021 (FBC) - A huge container ship that has been stuck across the Suez Canal for almost a week has been freed from the shoreline, officials say.
The course of the…
Russia ‘will reach herd immunity’ by end of summer – Putin
Addis Ababa, March 28, 2021 (FBC) -President Vladimir Putin has said he expects Russia to reach herd immunity by the end of the summer.
Speaking on television, the president said he was…
Desert locust infestation declines in Horn of Africa: FAO
Addis Ababa, March 26, 2021 (FBC) - Delayed rains in the Horn of Africa have helped keeping the locust population down, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations said…
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan
Addis Ababa, March 25, 2021 (FBC) -North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan, says the US and Japan - the first such test since Joe Biden became US president.…
Libya’s rebel administration hands over power
Addis Ababa, March 24, 2021 (FBC) - The rebel administration in eastern Libya has officially handed power to the country's new interim government, based in Tripoli.
A handover ceremony…
Low internet access continues to affect Africa’s women, girls
Addis Ababa, March 22, 2021 (FBC) -Inherent gender inequality and unequal internet connectivity are some of the reasons women and girls in Africa remain under-represented in the fields of…
ECA commends G7 Finance Ministers decision to back SDRs for developing countries
Addis Ababa, March 20, 2021 (FBC) -The meeting of the committee of experts of the Conference of African Ministers ended yesterday ahead of the African Finance Ministers Meeting next week.…
Samia Suluhu to be sworn in as Tanzania president today
Addis Ababa, March 19, 2021 (FBC) - Tanzania's Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan is set to be sworn in today as the sixth president of the country following the death of John Magufuli.…
Tanzania’s president dies of ‘heart condition’
Addis Ababa, March 18, 2021 (FBC) -Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has died at the age of 61, the government said Wednesday.
“With great sadness, I announce the death of our brave…
Africa urged ‘not to lose faith’ in AstraZeneca jabs
Addis Ababa, March 17, 2021 (FBC) - A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official has urged African governments not to lose faith in the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, after several…