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Addis Ababa, December 27, 2020 (FBC) - The EU is launching a co-ordinated vaccine rollout to fight Covid-19, in what the bloc's top official says is a "touching moment of unity". European…

Addis Ababa, December 25, 2020 (FBC) -An earthquake of 4.4- magnitude on the Richter scale has occurred 91 kms northwest of Agordat, Eritrea. It occurred at 1:22am last night, said Yemane…

Addis Ababa, December 24, 2020 (FBC) -The United Nations says the town of Bambari in the Central African Republic (CAR) has been retaken from rebels who seized it on Tuesday. A…

Addis Ababa, December 23, 2020 (FBC) - Rail, air and sea services between the UK and France are resuming this morning after the French government agreed to ease its travel ban over COVID…

Addis Ababa, December 21, 2020 (FBC) -The 38th Extraordinary Assembly of IGAD Heads of State and Government concluded yesterday after deliberating on regional issues. During the meeting…

Addis Ababa, December 19, 2020 (FBC) -Italy has ordered a nationwide lockdown over much of the Christmas and New Year period in an effort to combat a rise in coronavirus cases. The…

Addis Ababa, December 17, 2020 (FBC) -The Nigerian government says it is re-opening four border crossings with Benin and Niger more than a year after they were shut in an effort to stop…

Addis Ababa, December 15, 2020 (FBC) - Somalia has cut diplomatic ties with neighbouring Kenya. It has recalled all its diplomats from Nairobi and given Kenyan diplomats in Mogadishu…

Addis Ababa, December 14, 2020 (FBC) – The United States on Monday formally removed Sudan’s state sponsor of terrorism designation, 27 years after putting the country on its blacklist, the…

Addis Ababa, December 13, 2020 (FBC) -Germany is to go into a hard lockdown over the Christmas period as the number of deaths and infections from the coronavirus reaches record levels.…