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South Africa introduces major visa reforms to boost investment and employment
Addis Ababa, October 10, 2024 (FBC) - South Africa's Minister of Home Affairs, Leon Schreiber, has announced reforms to the country's visa regime, aiming to bolster its attractiveness as a…
Congo launches its first mpox vaccination campaign
Addis Ababa, October 6, 2024 (FBC) - Congolese health officials launched their first mpox vaccination campaign on Saturday, a key step in efforts to contain an outbreak that has spread from…
Death toll rises to 87 after ferry sinks in eastern DR Congo: official
Addis Ababa, October 4, 2024 (FBC) – At least 87 people were killed Thursday after a ferry sank on Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Xinhua reported citing…
India pledges collaboration with African nations for inclusive healthcare ecosystem
Addis Ababa, October 2, 2024 (FBC) - India has reaffirmed its commitment to collaborate with African nations in their endeavors to realize a comprehensive healthcare ecosystem, Ambassador…
Nigerian official talks about the country’s potential to join BRICS
Moscow, September 30, 2024 (TV BRICS) - Shadé Adepeju-Joseph, Director of the Directorate of Diaspora and International Affairs in the Office of the Senate Leader, Nigerian National…
South Africa finds oldest human DNA ever discovered in the region, some 10,000 years old
Moscow, September 28, 2024 (TV BRICS) - Scientists from the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa have reconstructed the oldest human DNA ever found in the region. This is reported…
Calls by African leaders for equitable representation on UN Security Council gain momentum
Addis Ababa, September 27, 2024 (FBC) - The call for a more inclusive and representative Security Council resonated loud and clear at the UN General Assembly on Thursday, as African leaders…
Equatorial Guinean President Offers to Host Next Russia-Africa Summit
MOSCOW, September 26 (Sputnik) - Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo said on Thursday that the African nation was ready to host the next Russia-Africa Summit.
"We…
Burkina Faso’s prime minister expresses interest in joining BRICS
Moscow, September 25, 2024 (TV BRICS) - The Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela, met with Russia's Ambassador to Ouagadougou, Igor Martynov, to discuss the…
Military finds over two dozen decomposing bodies in boat off Senegal
Addis Ababa, September 23, 2024 (FBC) – At least 30 decomposing bodies have been found in a boat drifting around 70 kilometres off the coast of Senegal's capital Dakar, the military said.…