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Addis Ababa, March 3, 2021 (FBC) -More African countries have received their first batches of the coronavirus vaccines under the global COVAX scheme. Kenya received over a million doses…

Addis Ababa, March 2, 2021 (FBC) -A group of nearly 300 girls who were kidnapped from a school in north-western Nigeria last week have been released, a local official says. The girls were…

Addis Ababa, February 28, 2021 (FBC) -A senior German immunologist has urged his country to change its mind and start allowing over-65s to receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. In a BBC…

Addis Ababa, February 26, 2021 (FBC) -The US military has carried out an airstrike targeting Iran-backed militias in Syria, the Pentagon said. The attack destroyed "multiple facilities…

Addis Ababa, February 24, 2021 (FBC) -Ghana has become the first country to receive coronavirus vaccines through the Covax vaccine-sharing initiative. The World Health Organization (WHO)…

Addis Ababa, February 23, 22021 (FBC) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday he was very optimistic that all COVID-19 restrictions in England would end on June 21. He added…

Addis Ababa, February 22, 2021 (FBC) -The US plane manufacturer Boeing has recommended grounding dozens of its 777 aircraft around the world after one of the jets suffered an engine failure.…

Addis Ababa, February 20, 2021 (FBC) -The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) strongly condemned the violence in Mogadishu in the last twenty-four hours. In a statement…

Addis Ababa, February 19, 2021 (FBC) -French President Emmanuel Macron has called on Europe and the US to urgently send up to 5% of their coronavirus vaccine supplies to developing nations.…

Addis Ababa, February 18, 2021 (FBC) - US President Joe Biden supports a study on whether descendants of enslaved people in the United States should receive reparations, White House …