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Addis Ababa, March 25, 2021 (FBC) -North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan, says the US and Japan - the first such test since Joe Biden became US president.…

Addis Ababa, March 24, 2021 (FBC) - The rebel administration in eastern Libya has officially handed power to the country's new interim government, based in Tripoli. A handover ceremony…

Addis Ababa, March 22, 2021 (FBC) -Inherent gender inequality and unequal internet connectivity are some of the reasons women and girls in Africa remain under-represented in the fields of…

Addis Ababa, March 20, 2021 (FBC) -The meeting of the committee of experts of the Conference of African Ministers ended yesterday ahead of the African Finance Ministers Meeting next week.…

Addis Ababa, March 19, 2021 (FBC) - Tanzania's Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan is set to be sworn in today as the sixth president of the country following the death of John Magufuli.…

Addis Ababa, March 18, 2021 (FBC) -Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has died at the age of 61, the government said Wednesday. “With great sadness, I announce the death of our brave…

Addis Ababa, March 17, 2021 (FBC) - A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official has urged African governments not to lose faith in the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, after several…

Addis Ababa, March 16, 2021 (FBC) -Libya's new unity government has been sworn in, marking the end of years of rival administrations. The interim Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, who…

Addis Ababa, March 14, 2021 (FBC) - Voters in the Central African Republic (CCAR) are going to the polls for a second round of legislative elections after December's first round was…

Addis Ababa, March 12, 2021 (FBC) -AmaZulu King, Goodwill Zwelithini, has died. The news was confirmed in a statement from the royal house on Friday morning. King Zwelithini had been…