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Sudan: 'Civilians need life-saving assistance now,' says UN relief chief
Date: 2023-08-30 10:15:12 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:20 - ID:10321704
NEW YORK, Aug 30 (MENA) - The latest funds, approved by Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths, builds upon previous support, bringing the total CERF funding for the crisis to dlrs 60 million. "As humanitarian needs soar in Sudan with ....
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Gabonese soldiers suspend elections, close borders after Bongo's victory announced
Date: 2023-08-30 09:36:01 GMT - Gabon - Africa - SN:14 - ID:10321777
LIBREVILLE, Aug 30 (MENA) - A group of senior Gabonese military officers appeared on television in the early hours of Wednesday to announce the suspension of elections and the closing of borders shortly after the election commission said President ....
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EU infrastructure fund eyes African clean jet fuel projects
Date: 2023-08-29 19:08:43 GMT - Belgium - Africa - SN:66 - ID:10321195
BRUSSELS, Aug 29 (MENA) - The European Union is scouting Africa to back clean jet fuel projects under its Global Gateway infrastructure fund, an EU official said, ahead of an anticipated boom in demand for environmentally sustainable air ....
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UNHCR fears of escalating crisis in Niger, urges swift action
Date: 2023-08-29 18:53:35 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:63 - ID:10321194
GENEVA, Aug 29 (MENA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said it is deeply concerned about the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian outlook in Niger. The ongoing political crisis, with no clear solution in sight, is generating uncertainty and concern ....
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UNSC to hold emergency meeting on MINUSMA
Date: 2023-08-27 19:19:48 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:67 - ID:10318234
NEW YORK, Aug 27 (MENA) - The UN Security Council will hold an emergency session on Monday to mull the situation of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). The meeting comes in light of a plan to ....
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Somali National Army foil attack by Al-Shabaab terrorists
Date: 2023-08-26 08:34:09 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:17 - ID:10316239
MOGADISHU, Aug 26 (MENA) - The Somali National Army and the local forces foiled an attack Saturday morning by the Al-Shabaab terrorists in Caws-Weyne area which the army recently liberated. The army had information regarding vehicles filled with ....
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France rejects Niger's demands to withdraw ambassador
Date: 2023-08-25 21:58:14 GMT - France - Africa - SN:68 - ID:10315952
PARIS, Aug 25 (MENA) - France refused Friday a request by the ruling military council in Niger to withdraw its ambassador from Niamey. "The putschists have no authority" to order such an expulsion," the French Foreign Ministry said in a ....
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Military council gives French amb. 48 hrs to leave Niger
Date: 2023-08-25 20:12:41 GMT - France - Africa - SN:66 - ID:10315936
NIAMEY, Aug 25 (MENA) - Military leaders in Niger have demanded that the French ambassador leave the country within 48 hours, TASS quoted the country's Foreign Ministry as saying on Friday. The ambassador did not show up at the foreign ministry ....
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Sudan conflict 'threatens to consume entire country', says UN aid chief
Date: 2023-08-25 17:31:11 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:58 - ID:10315855
GENEVA, Aug 25 (MENA) - "The war in Sudan is fuelling a humanitarian emergency of epic proportions," said Martin Griffiths, under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator. "This viral conflict -- and the hunger, ....
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Kenya to host Africa Climate Summit on September 4-6
Date: 2023-08-25 11:49:25 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:29 - ID:10315181
NAIROBI, Aug 25 (MENA) – The Kenyan capital Nairobi will host the Africa Climate Summit (ACS), slated for September 4-6, which was called by Kenyan President William Ruto. The summit is organized by the Kenyan government in cooperation with the ....
