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Mark Zuckerberg issues a personal apology for Facebook outage
Addis Ababa, October 5, 2021 (FBC) - Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday apologised to the millions of users who faced hours' worth of disruption in accessing the Facebook family…
Russian President Vladmir Putin and Turkey’s Erdogan discuss pressing geopolitical issues
Addis Ababa, September 29, 2021 (FBC) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan on a range of pressing geopolitical issues, including military…
China’s Pledge to stop funding overseas coal projects gets acclaim
Addis Ababa, September 22, 2021 (FBC) - China announced that it would no longer fund the construction of new coal-fired power projects overseas.
President Xi Jinping in his pre-recorded…
Sudan state media report failed coup attempt
Addis Ababa, September 21, 2021 (FBC) - Sudanese authorities have contained a failed coup attempt and the situation has been brought under control, a member of the country’s ruling council…
China denounces US-UK-Australia pact as irresponsible
Addis Ababa, September 16, 2021 (FBC) - China has criticised a historic security pact between the US, UK and Australia, describing it as "extremely irresponsible".
The deal will see the…
Delta variant now most dominant COVID-19 strain in Nigeria
Addis Ababa, September 14, 2021 (FBC) - The Delta variant of COVID-19 has been identified as the most dominant strain in Nigeria, as Africa's most populous country continues to take measures…
China to import more African agricultural products
Addis Ababa, September 7, 2021 (FBC) - China wants to expand the sale of African agricultural products across its e-commerce platforms, according to a senior Chinese foreign ministry…
Japan finds black particles in Moderna vaccine
Addis Ababa, September 1, 2021 (FBC) - Japan has put a batch of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine on hold after a foreign substance was found in a vial.
A pharmacist saw several black particles…
South African scientists monitoring new coronavirus variant
Addis Ababa, August 31, 2021 (FBC) - South African scientists have detected a new coronavirus variant with multiple mutations but are yet to establish whether it is more contagious or able…
AU receives Chinese COVID-19 vaccines
Addis Ababa, August 27, 2021 (FBC) - The African Union (AU) Commission on Thursday received China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines here in the Ethiopian capital.
The vaccines, donated by the…