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Dubai rolls out $8.7 trillion economic plan for next decade
Addis Ababa, January 4, 2023 (FBC) - Dubai set out a 32 trillion-dirham ($8.7 trillion) economic plan on Wednesday that includes doubling foreign trade and investment over the next decade to…
Russia reveals ‘new level’ of gas supplies to China
Addis Ababa, January 3, 2023 (FBC) - Russian energy major Gazprom has reached a “fundamentally new level” of gas exports to China, the company’s CEO Aleksey Miller announced on Monday,…
Nearly 2,900 US Flights Canceled Tuesday Amid Winter Storms – FlightAware
WASHINGTON, December 27 (Sputnik) – Nearly 2,900 flights in the United States have been canceled on Tuesday amid ongoing winter storms, according to the website FlightAware.
As of 9:30…
ECA to launch first edition of Tech African Women Program
Addis Ababa, December 20, 2022 (FBC) - The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is set to launch the first edition of Tech African Women program (TAW) with the objective of providing…
President Museveni lauded over proper management of COVID-19 pandemic
Addis Ababa, December 14, 2022 (FBC) – President Yoweri Museveni has been commended over his successful fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ebola outbreak in Uganda at the on-going…
10th Annual Humanitarian Symposium to take place in Nairobi
Addis Ababa, December 11, 2022 (FBC) – The 10th Annual Humanitarian Symposium will take place in Nairobi, Kenya from 14-16 December 2022 under the theme “Advancing the outcome of Malabo…
Accessible and affordable energy should underpin Africa’s just transition
Addis Ababa, December 10, 2022 (FBC) - Africa’s just energy transition should deliver affordable and clean energy through leveraging partnerships to unlock and increase financing,…
Developed countries asked to finance climate change in Africa
Addis Ababa, December 10, 2022 (FBC) - The African Economic Conference 2022 kicked off on Friday in Balaclava, Mauritius, with speakers in the first plenary session calling for the continent…
Africa CDC convenes public health officials, experts to prepare the continent to respond to future…
Addis Ababa, December 5, 2022 (FBC) - Public health officials, experts, researchers, and scientists around Africa gathered at a major conference at the African Union Commission in Addis…
ICANN launches initiative to advance Africa’s digital transformation
Addis Ababa, December 1, 2022 (FBC) - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today launched the Coalition for Digital Africa, an initiative aimed at expanding the…