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Addis Ababa, September 21, 2020 (FBC) – A policeman and a private security guard have been arrested in Uganda, as police investigate the cause of the fire which gutted an iconic building at…

Addis Ababa, September 20, 2020 (FBC) - British Health Minister Matt Hancock said on Sunday a second national lockdown was one possible step to curb the spread of the coronavirus, but it was…

Addis Ababa, September 18, 2020 (FBC) -Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has named Mohamed Hussein Roble as prime minister. The president said Mr Roble was selected on the basis…

Addis Ababa, September 17, 2020 (FBC) -More than 200 prisoners have escaped from a jail in north-east Uganda, officials say, bringing the local town to a standstill while security forces try…

Addis Ababa, September 16, 2020 (FBC) –The number of confirmed cases in India has surpassed five million, according to officials. India has the second highest number of cases in the world…

Addis Ababa, September 15, 2020 (FBC) -The spread of coronavirus has pushed global development back more than two decades, an annual report by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has…

Addis Ababa, September 14, 2020 (FBC) -The number of daily infections worldwide reached a new record on Sunday, with 307,930 new confirmed infections, according to the World Health…

Addis Ababa, September 13, 2020 (FBC) - Liberian President George Weah has declared rape a national emergency and ordered new measures to tackle the problem after a recent spike of cases in…

Addis Ababa, September 12, 2020 (FBC) -Israel and the Gulf state of Bahrain have reached a landmark deal to fully normalise their relations, US President Donald Trump has announced. "The…

Addis Ababa, September 11, 2020 (FBC) – The World Health Organization (WHO) and the African Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have launched a new laboratory that will reinforce genome…