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Addis Ababa, March 9, 2020 (FBC) -Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has survived an assassination attempt in the capital, Khartoum, according to state media. Hamdok was moved to a…

Addis Ababa, March 9, 2020 (FBC) -A German tourist who was being treated for coronavirus in Egypt is the first fatality to be recorded in Africa because of the outbreak The 60-year-old…

Addis Ababa, March 7, 2020 (FBC) -Three senior members of Saudi Arabia's royal family, including the king's brother, have been arrested for unexplained reasons. Two of the men were among…

Addis Ababa, March 6, 2020 (FBC) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed an emergency spending bill for $8.3 billion to ramp up the nation’s response to the coronavirus, providing…

Addis Ababa, March 6, 2020 (FBC) -Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have announced a military ceasefire in Idlib, after a meeting in Moscow…

Addis Ababa, March 5, 2020 (FBC) -California has declared a state of emergency after announcing its first coronavirus death, bringing the US death toll from the disease to 11. The…

Addis Ababa, March 4, 2020 (FBC) - The US military has conducted an air strike against Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, just hours after President Donald Trump said he had had a "very good…

Addis Ababa, March 4, 2020 (FBC) - The World Bank has committed $12 billion in aid for developing countries grappling with the spread of the coronavirus. The emergency package includes…

Addis Ababa, March 3, 2020 (FBC) -Top European officials are to visit Greece's border with Turkey to assess the new crisis over refugees and migrants trying to enter the EU. European…

Addis Ababa, March 3, 2020 (FBC) -Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed victory in Israel's general election, with early results putting him ahead of main rival Benny Gantz. With…