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China announces more measures to shore up small firms
Addis Ababa, May 6, 2022 (FBC) – The Chinese government announced new measures on Thursday to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and self-employed individuals navigate hardships.…
IGAD Executive Secretary condemns terrorist attack on AU Peacekeepers in Somalia
Addis Ababa, May 4, 2022 (FBC) - The Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Workneh Gebeyehu (PhD), strongly condemns yesterday’s terrorist attack on…
Putin signs decree on economic retaliations against unfriendly states
Addis Ababa, May 3, 2022 (FBC) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on retaliatory economic sanctions in response to the "unfriendly actions of certain foreign states and…
PM Modi meets German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin
Addis Ababa, May 2, 2022 (FBC) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi is travelling to Germany, Denmark and France from May 2 to 4.
While PM Modi embarks on a three-nation tour, including France,…
Beijing slams U.S. military’s ‘concerns’ on ties with Russia
Addis Ababa, April 29, 2022 (FBC) - Beijing has slammed "concerns" of U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander John Aquilino regarding China's close ties with Russia, calling out Washington for its…
China on Russia-Ukraine conflict: No one wants World War III
Addis Ababa, April 26, 2022 (FBC) - Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday that no one wants to see the outbreak of World War III, and that China supports the…
United Russia vows to continue developing relations with African countries
Addis Ababa, April 25, 2022 (FBC) - United Russia will continue developing relations with African countries. It will make it possible to overcome the consequences of sanctions against…
UN Chief to visit Moscow April 26, will meet with President Putin
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit Moscow next week, and will be received by Russian President Vladimir Putin, his office announced on Friday.
Guterres' April 26 meeting…
Kenya’s former president Mwai Kibaki dies at 90
Addis Ababa, April 22, 2022 (FBC) - Mwai Kibaki, who served as Kenya's third president from 2003 to 2013, has died aged 90, President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Friday.
Kibaki is credited…
President Xi replies to letter from British pupils on climate change
Addis Ababa, April 21, 2022 (FBC) - Chinese President Xi Jinping recently replied to a letter from pupils at the Francis Holland School in Britain on the topic of climate change.
The…