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Continued from page 89 It occurred at 1:22am last night, said Yemane G. Mes-
kel, Eritrea’s Minister of Information.
nounced in the United Kingdom and South Africa,
leading to the swift return of international travel re-
strictions and other measures just as the world en-
ters a holiday season.
Another new variant of the new coronavirus seems “No loss of life/damage to property reported,” he
to have emerged in Nigeria, the head of Africa’s dis- tweeted.
ease control body has said, cautioning more investi-
gation was needed. According to Yemane, a team of experts will be dis-
patched to the area for further, on the ground, as-
The discovery could add to new alarm in the pan- sessment of the situation.
demic after similar variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus
that appear to be more contagious were announced IGAD Concludes Extra-Ordinary Summit
in the United Kingdom and South Africa, leading to
the swift return of international travel restrictions
Addis Ababa, December 21, 2020 (FBC) -The 38th Ex-
and other measures just as the world enters a holi-
traordinary Assembly of IGAD Heads of State and
day season.
Government concluded yesterday after deliberating
on regional issues.
“It’s a separate lineage from the UK and South Afri-
ca,” John Nkengasong, the head of the Africa Cen-
During the meeting held in Djibouti, Prime Minister
ters for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC),
Abiy Ahmed briefed participants about the now-
told reporters on Thursday.
concluded law enforcement operation in the Tigray
regional state.
Nkengasong said the Nigeria CDC and the African
Center of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Dis-
In a statement issued after the end of meeting, IGAD
eases in that country – Africa’s most populous – will
reaffirmed the primacy of constitutional order, sta-
be analyzing more samples.
bility and unity of Ethiopia.
A 4.4-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE OCCURS
IGAD also welcomed the agreement signed between
IN ERITREA
Ethiopia and the UN on the 29th November 2020
allowing “unimpeded, sustained and secure access”
Addis Ababa, December 25, 2020 (FBC) -An earth-
for humanitarian support.
quake of 4.4- magnitude on the Richter scale has oc-
curred 91 kms northwest of Agordat, Eritrea.
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