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Addis Ababa, May 8, 2020 (FBC) - The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) in East Africa and the Horn of Africa has dropped considerably in the past six months, IOM reported. A…

Addis Ababa, May 8, 2020 (FBC) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said today the coronavirus pandemic keeps unleashing "a tsunami of hate and xenophobia, scapegoating and…

Addis Ababa, April 7, 2020 (FBC) - Floods and landslides in Kenya have killed nearly 200 people since heavy rain began last month across much of the country. Another 100,000 people have…

Addis Ababa, May 6, 2020 (FBC) -The UK now has the highest number of coronavirus deaths in Europe, according to the latest government figures. There have been 29,427 deaths recorded…

Addis Ababa, May 5, 2020 (FBC) -The US has said it wants to borrow a record $3tn in the second quarter, as coronavirus-related rescue packages blow up the budget. The sum is more than…

Addis Ababa, May 5, 2020 (FBC) - World leaders and organisations pledged $8 billion to research, manufacture and distribute a possible vaccine and treatments for COVID-19 on Monday, but the…

Addis Ababa, April 4, 2020 (FBC) - Turkey sent a shipment of medical supplies to Somalia on Monday to help the country combat the novel coronavirus outbreak. An A-400M military plane…

Addis Ababa, May  4, 2020 (FBC) -US President Donald Trump has warned that as many as 100,000 people could die of coronavirus in the US. Speaking at a two-hour virtual "town hall", Mr…

Addis Ababa, May 2, 2020 (FBC) - Kim Jong-un has appeared in public for the first time in 20 days, North Korean state media says. KCNA news agency reports that the North Korean leader cut…

Addis Ababa, May 1, 2020 (FBC) -The number of people recovering from coronavirus (COVID-19) worldwide has increased to more than 1 million, according to data from Worldometer. The United…