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South Africa opens borders to African countries
Addis Ababa, October 1, 2020 (FBC) - South Africa has opened its borders to travellers from all African countries, but has retained restrictions against countries with higher coronavirus…
Trump and Biden trade insults in debate
Addis Ababa, September 30, 2020 (FBC) -President Donald Trump and his challenger Joe Biden have fiercely clashed in one of the most chaotic and bitter White House debates in years.
Mr…
Pandemic to push millions into poverty, World Bank warns
Addis Ababa, September 29, 2020 (FBC) -The US-based World Bank has warned that the coronavirus pandemic could keep or push up to 38 million people in East Asia into poverty.
Without rapid…
Former Mali Foreign Minister named Premier
Addis Ababa, September 28, 2020 (FBC) - Mali's transitional President Bah Ndaw has named a new civilian Prime Minister, the state television announced on Sunday.
Mr Ndaw appointed former…
Yemen warring parties agree largest prisoner swap
Addis Ababa, September 27, 2020 (FBC) - Yemen’s warring parties have agreed to exchange some 1,000 prisoners, including 19 Saudi soldiers, at United Nations-sponsored talks as part of…
Military aircraft crashes in Ukraine, 22 killed
Addis Ababa, September 26, 2020 (FBC) - A Ukrainian military plane carrying aviation school students crashed and burst into flames while landing, killing 22 people, the country’s emergencies…
G7 to back debt freeze extension for poor nations: Report
Addis Ababa, September 25, 2020 (FBC) - G7 finance ministers are expected on Friday to signal their support for extending a debt relief programme aimed at helping the poorest countries…
EU rejects Belarus leader’s inauguration
Addis Ababa, September 24, 2020 (FBC) -The EU has said it does not recognise Alexander Lukashenko as the president of Belarus, a day after he was sworn in for a sixth term at a secret…
US death toll from COVID19 passes 200,000
Addis Ababa, September 23, 2020 (FBC) -The US coronavirus death toll has passed 200,000, according to data from Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
More than 6.8 million people are known to…
EU imposes sanctions over Libya arms embargo
Addis Ababa, September 22, 2020 (FBC) -The European Union has imposed sanctions on three companies for violating the UN arms embargo on Libya.
A meeting of EU foreign ministers in…