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Addis Ababa, February 4, 2021 (FBC) - Sixteen African countries have shown interest in securing COVID-19 vaccines under an African Union (AU) initiative. The initiative aim is to deliver…

Addis Ababa, February 4, 2021 (FBC) - Preparations for the fifty-third session of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development of the Economic Commission…

Addis Ababa, February 3, 2021 (FBC) -Donald Trump must be convicted because he is "personally responsible" for the riot at the US Capitol, House Democrats have said. They detail the…

Addis Ababa, February 2, 2021 (FBC) -A massive winter storm has pummelled the US east coast, grounding flights, shuttering vaccination sites and bringing New York City to a standstill. By…

Addis Ababa, January 31, 2021 (FBC) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent reached 3,534,360 as of Saturday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

Addis Ababa, January 28, 2021 (FBC) -The African Union (AU) has secured an additional 400 million doses of coronavirus vaccines for its members, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and…

Addis Ababa, January 28, 2021 (FBC) -The European Commission has told Google, Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft to continue monthly reports on their efforts to tackle fake news, especially on…

Addis Ababa, January 27, 2021 (FBC) - Despite the pandemic, almost two thirds of people around the world now view climate change as a global emergency. That's the key finding from the…

Addis Ababa, January 26, 2021 (FBC) -Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has resigned - and it is not clear if he will be able to form and lead a new coalition government. He has been…

Addis Ababa, January 25, 2021 (FBC) -A high-ranking North Korean diplomat has defected to South Korea, media reports say. Ryu Hyun-woo was acting ambassador to Kuwait and is thought to…