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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…

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…

Addis Ababa, August 22, 2021 (FBC) - The US has enlisted commercial planes to help with the evacuation of people from Afghanistan. A Pentagon statement said the 18 aircraft would not fly…

Addis Ababa, August 15, 2021 (FBC) - Zambia's electoral commission has confirmed that last week's presidential election was won by the opposition candidate Hakainde Hichilema. Hichilema…

Addis Ababa, August 15, 2021 (FBC) –A powerful earthquake has struck the Caribbean nation of Haiti, killing at least 304 people and injuring more than 1,800. The 7.2-magnitude quake hit…

Addis Ababa, August 13, 2021 (FBC) - South Africa is calling for more men to come out in greater numbers and take COVID-19 jabs as their numbers trails that of women. About 60% of…

Addis Ababa, August 12, 2021 (FBC) -Eritrea's delegation composed of Foreign Minister Osman Saleh and Presidential Adviser Yemane Gebre-ab met today in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's Foreign…

Addis Ababa, August 11, 2021 (FBC) - Russia and China have begun holding a large-scale joint military exercise in China’s north-central Ningxia region. The Sibu/Cooperation-2021 exercises…

Addis Ababa, August 5, 2021 (FBC) – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power announced approximately $720 million in new funding to expand and…

Addis Ababa, August 4, 2021 (FBC) - Sudan's transitional cabinet has unanimously approved a bill that would pave way for it to join the International Criminal Court (ICC), Prime Minister…