LA PAZ -- Bolivia's Foreign Affairs Minister Rogelio Mayta has tested positive for COVID-19, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported Monday.

"The foreign minister is stable and, as established by the biosafety protocols, he is isolated and under proper medical supervision," the ministry said in a statement. (Bolivia-COVID-19)

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ADDIS ABABA -- Security forces in western Ethiopian have arrested 17 Ethiopians suspected of involvement in deadly communal violence, state media outlet Ethiopia News Agency (ENA) reported on Monday.

The 17 suspects are accused of attacking civilians in the Metekel zone of the western regional state of Benishangul-Gumuz in recent weeks that left scores dead, the ENA reported. (Ethiopia-Communal Violence-Arrest)

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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. monetary policy will be accommodative for a long time as the economy slowly recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior U.S. Federal Reserve official said Monday.

"The bottom line is that it will take a long time for average inflation to reach 2 percent. To meet our objectives and manage risks, the Fed's policy stance will have to be accommodative for quite a while," Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans said in a speech to the annual meeting of the Allied Social Science Associations. (US-Fed-Policy)

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TRIPOLI -- A UN representative on Monday held a virtual meeting with the newly established Advisory Committee of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum to discuss the latter's tasks and other agendas, the UN Support Mission in Libyan said in a statement.

Stephanie Williams, acting special representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, talked with the committee's officials over its mandate, tasks, expected outcomes, and the timeframe for its work, said the UN mission. (UN-Lybia) Enditem

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