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Addis Ababa, May 13, 2020 (FBC) -Against the backdrop of a devastating pandemic, the global economy is projected to contract sharply by 3.2% this year, according to the United Nations World…

Addis Ababa, May 13, 2020 (FBC) -India has announced a $264 billion economic package to help the country cope with its prolonged coronavirus lockdown. In a televised address Prime…

Addis Ababa, May 12, 2020 (FBC) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov has tested positive for coronavirus, local media report. They quote Peskov himself as saying…

Addis Ababa, May 12, 2020 (FBC) -Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has said it would be "madness" to hold general elections while still dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. He told the…

Addis Ababa, May 11, 2020 (FBC) - Across Europe, countries are easing the lockdown, hoping that it will not lead to a second wave of infections. France, Belgium, the Netherlands,…

Addis Ababa, May 9, 2020 (FBC) - A top aide to the US Vice-President Mike Pence - his press secretary Katie Miller - tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday. Pence had not been in recent…

Addis Ababa, May 8, 2020 (FBC) - The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) in East Africa and the Horn of Africa has dropped considerably in the past six months, IOM reported. A…

Addis Ababa, May 8, 2020 (FBC) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said today the coronavirus pandemic keeps unleashing "a tsunami of hate and xenophobia, scapegoating and…

Addis Ababa, April 7, 2020 (FBC) - Floods and landslides in Kenya have killed nearly 200 people since heavy rain began last month across much of the country. Another 100,000 people have…

Addis Ababa, May 6, 2020 (FBC) -The UK now has the highest number of coronavirus deaths in Europe, according to the latest government figures. There have been 29,427 deaths recorded…