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Trump impeachment trial delayed until next month
Addis Ababa, January 23, 2021 (FBC) - The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump will begin next month under an agreement reached between Senate Democrats and Republicans.
House of…
Biden reverses controversial US travel bans
Addis Ababa, January 21, 2021 (FBC) - US President Joe Biden has begun to undo some of Donald Trump's key policies, hours after being sworn in, including ending the travel ban on some…
Joe Biden replaces Trump as US president
Addis Ababa, January 20, 2021 (FBC) -Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th US president, ending one of the most dramatic political transitions in American history.
"Democracy has…
AU Permanent Representatives Committee begins 41st Ordinary Session
Addis Ababa, January 20, 2021 (FBC) – The 41st Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) of the African Union (AU) kicked off today.
The two-day meeting will…
Iraq delays general election – state media
Addis Ababa, January 19, 2021 (FBC) - Iraq’s cabinet decided on Tuesday to postpone the general election to Oct. 10 from June, the state news agency INA said.
The elections been brought…
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni re-elected
Addis Ababa, January 17, 2021 (FBC) -Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has been re-elected, electoral officials say.
Museveni won almost 59% of the vote, with Bobi Wine trailing with…
India begins world’s biggest Coronavirus vaccine Programme
Addis Ababa, January 16, 2021 (FBC) - Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi launched the world’s biggest Coronavirus vaccine programme, which aims to vaccinate more than 1.3 billion people…
North Korea unveils new submarine-launched missile
Addis Ababa, January 15, 2021 (FBC) -North Korea has unveiled a new type of submarine-launched ballistic missile, described by state media as "the world's most powerful weapon".
Several…
WHO team arrives in Wuhan to investigate virus origin
Addis Ababa, January 14, 2021 (FBC) –A team of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) has arrived in the Chinese city of Wuhan to investigate the origin of the coronavirus…
FAO warns desert locusts continue to migrate in East Africa
Addis Ababa, January 13, 2021 (FBC) - Immature locust swarms continue to migrate southwards from different breeding areas in eastern Africa, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said…