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Inside Africa’s largest aviation academy
(CNN)A fire rages in an airplane’s overhead compartment while alarmed passengers cough from the smoke filtering through the cabin. What happens next could be a matter of life and death.…
Security Council extends mandate of UN mission in Somalia through March 2017
24 March 2016 – Stressing the importance of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia to that country’s political process, the Security Council today extended the mandate of UNSOM’s work…
Oromia Chief calls on residents to intensify fight against malpractices
Addis Ababa, March 24, 2016 (FBC) – Chief Administrator of Oromia Regional State, Muktar Kedir, has called on residents of the state to intensify their fight against bad governance and…
How China Is Changing Africa
In their new book “Continental Shift: A Journey Into Africa’s Changing Fortunes,” South African authors Kevin Bloom and Richard Poplak embarked on 14-country odyssey across two continents over a span…
China launches charm offensive for first overseas naval base
China has launched an unusual charm offensive to explain its first overseas naval base in Djibouti, seeking to assuage global concerns about military expansionism by portraying the move as Beijing’s…
Premier holds discussion with members of Political Parties’ Joint Council
Addis Ababa, March 23, 2016 (FBC) – Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has held discussion with members of Joint Council of Political Parties here today. The Premier on the occasion told…