Africa

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  • AfDB increases climate finance to dlrs 3.6 bn

    Date: 2023-09-23 15:17:17 GMT - Tunisia - Africa - SN:42 - ID:10358671

    TUNIS, Sept 23 (MENA) - The Africa Development Bank (AfDB) said the Group’s climate finance investments increased from $2.1 billion in 2020 to $2.4 billion in 2021 and $3.6 billion in 2022. Prioritizing finance for climate adaptation, the Bank ....

  • South Africa, US businesses establish bilateral forum to boost trade, investment

    Date: 2023-09-21 17:44:06 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:75 - ID:10356021

    NEW YORK, Sept 21 (MENA) - South Africa’s Minister of Trade, Industry, and Competition Ebrahim Patel has commended the business communities of South Africa and the United States for taking steps to cooperate to boost trade and investment between the ....

  • 2nd meeting of FMs of Sudan's neighboring states convenes in New York

    Date: 2023-09-20 06:24:05 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:12 - ID:10353116

    CAIRO, Sept 20 (MENA) - The second meeting of the foreign ministers of Sudan's neighboring countries convened Wednesday at the headquarters of Egypt's permanent mission to UN in New York in coordination between Egypt and Chad. Sudan's neighboring ....

  • Int'l community must convene to resolve finance crisis facing refugee-hosting states: AOHR chief

    Date: 2023-09-18 18:47:30 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:68 - ID:10351066

    CAIRO, Sept 18 (MENA) - Egypt hosts over 10 million refugees, including four million from Sudan, 15 million from Syria, 1.5 million from Yemen, one million from Libya, and nearly 2.5 million from a number of African countries, President of the Arab ....

  • Trade min. says IATF2023 seeks to achieve industrial integration in Africa

    Date: 2023-09-18 15:28:39 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:45 - ID:10350705

    CAIRO, Sept 18 (MENA) - Minister of Trade and Industry Ahmed Samir said the third Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2023) is an ideal opportunity for making trade and investment deals that could contribute to achieving industrial integration in Africa. ....

  • At least 17 killed after landslide in Congo

    Date: 2023-09-18 05:11:24 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:1 - ID:10349710

    KINSHASA, Sept 18 (MENA) - Torrential rain in northwestern Congo has caused a landslide that killed at least 17 people with authorities warning the toll could rise as rescuers sift through rubble beneath collapsed homes, ABC News reported. The ....

  • Egypt's accession to BRICS significant shift for Egyptian economy: Official

    Date: 2023-09-17 16:22:48 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:47 - ID:10349322

    CAIRO, Sept 17 (MENA) – Egypt's accession to the BRICS constitutes a significant strategic shift for the Egyptian economy, former assistant foreign minister Mohamed Hegazy said. As a member in the major economic block, Egypt could get adequate ....

  • Chairman of Sudan's sovereign council heads to Uganda

    Date: 2023-09-16 08:18:39 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:18 - ID:10347336

    PORT SUDAN, Sept 16 (MENA) - Chairman of Sudan's Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Saturday headed to Uganda on an official visit. The media office of the sovereign council said in a statement that Al-Burhan will hold talks with ....

  • Macron says French ambassador in Niger 'held hostage'

    Date: 2023-09-15 18:08:49 GMT - France - Africa - SN:53 - ID:10346917

    PARIS, Sept 15 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that France's envoy to Niger is living like a hostage at the French embassy and accused military rulers of blocking food deliveries to the mission, RFI reported. "As we ....

  • Interior Ministry facilitates measures of receiving police services

    Date: 2023-09-13 14:25:05 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:57 - ID:10343786

    Cairo, Sept 13 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry continued to facilitate measures for citizens to get different police documents and services. The ministry took into consideration the elderly and people with special needs. (MENA) M N E/M O H ....

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