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Libya’s rebel administration hands over power
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…
Low internet access continues to affect Africa’s women, girls
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…
ECA commends G7 Finance Ministers decision to back SDRs for developing countries
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.…
Samia Suluhu to be sworn in as Tanzania president today
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.…
Tanzania’s president dies of ‘heart condition’
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…
Africa urged ‘not to lose faith’ in AstraZeneca jabs
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…
Libya’s new unity government sworn in
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…
CAR holds election re-run after rebel attacks
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…
Zulu King King Goodwill Zwelithini dies aged 72
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…
Japan honours victims of 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster
Addis Ababa, March 11, 2021 (FBC) -Japan has paid tribute to the nearly 20,000 victims of a powerful earthquake and tsunami that struck the country 10 years ago, destroying entire towns and…