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Addis Ababa, January 21, 2021 (FBC) - US President Joe Biden has begun to undo some of Donald Trump's key policies, hours after being sworn in, including ending the travel ban on some…

Addis Ababa, January 20, 2021 (FBC) -Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th US president, ending one of the most dramatic political transitions in American history. "Democracy has…

Addis Ababa, January 20, 2021 (FBC) – The 41st Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) of the African Union (AU) kicked off today. The two-day meeting will…

Addis Ababa, January 19, 2021 (FBC) - Iraq’s cabinet decided on Tuesday to postpone the general election to Oct. 10 from June, the state news agency INA said. The elections been brought…

Addis Ababa, January 17, 2021 (FBC) -Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has been re-elected, electoral officials say. Museveni won almost 59% of the vote, with Bobi Wine trailing with…

Addis Ababa, January 16, 2021 (FBC) - Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi launched the world’s biggest Coronavirus vaccine programme, which aims to vaccinate more than 1.3 billion people…

Addis Ababa, January 15, 2021 (FBC) -North Korea has unveiled a new type of submarine-launched ballistic missile, described by state media as "the world's most powerful weapon". Several…

Addis Ababa, January 14, 2021 (FBC) –A team of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) has arrived in the Chinese city of Wuhan to investigate the origin of the coronavirus…

Addis Ababa, January 13, 2021 (FBC) - Immature locust swarms continue to migrate southwards from different breeding areas in eastern Africa, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said…

Addis Ababa, January 12, 2021 (FBC) -South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that its land borders will be closed to most travellers until 15 February, in an effort to slow…