Africa

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  • WFP: Lack of funding threatens aid suspension for 1.2 million Sudanese refugees in Chad

    Date: 2024-03-12 20:02:39 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:74 - ID:10621663

    GENEVA, March 12 (MENA) - The World Food Program (WFP) has warned that life-saving programs in Chad will grind to a halt in a matter of weeks without urgent funding. "The stark warning comes as thousands of Sudanese refugees continue to stream ....

  • Speaker of parliament meets UN delegation in Mogadishu

    Date: 2024-03-12 14:31:38 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:47 - ID:10621449

    MOGADISHU, March 12 (MENA) - Speaker of the Parliament of the Federal Republic of Somalia Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur (Madobe) met with the United Nations delegation based in Somalia led by Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations to Somalia ....

  • Somali army kills 3 militants in Lower Shabelle region

    Date: 2024-03-11 07:06:16 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:8 - ID:10619426

    MOGADISHU, March 11 (MENA) - The Somali National Army, in cooperation with international partners, carried out an operation and killed three militants in the Lower Shabelle region, SONNA reported. The operation targeted the militants as they were ....

  • AP: Mass kidnappings of Nigerian students leave parents in shock and despair

    Date: 2024-03-10 13:23:25 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:38 - ID:10618700

    WASHINGTON, March 10 (MENA) - The Associated Press released a report on Sunday on the rise of kidnapping operations among Nigerian students, leaving parents in a state of shock and despair. Rashidat Hamza is in despair. All but one of her six ....

  • AU president welcomes resolution of Senegal's political dispute

    Date: 2024-03-09 17:02:06 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:55 - ID:10617777

    NOUAKCHOTT, March 9 (MENA) - Mauritanian President and current Chairperson of the African Union Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani on Saturday welcomed the peaceful resolution of political disputes in Senegal. Senegalese President Macky Sall ....

  • UN condemns abduction of 200 displaced persons in Nigeria

    Date: 2024-03-08 14:23:15 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:27 - ID:10616321

    NEW YORK, March 8 (MENA) - The United Nations is condemning the reported mass abduction of over 200 internally displaced persons in Nigeria’s Borno state last week, the UN said in a statement. The UN Office for the Coordinator of Humanitarian ....

  • UN: 200 people mostly women, children abducted in Nigeria

    Date: 2024-03-07 14:08:17 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:49 - ID:10614962

    ABUJA, March 7 (MENA) - At least 200 people, mostly women and children displaced by violence in northeastern Nigeria were abducted by Islamic extremists while they were searching for firewood near the border with Chad, the United Nations (UN) ....

  • US, S.Africa review supporting Palestinians in Gaza

    Date: 2024-03-07 08:36:36 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:13 - ID:10614317

    WASHINGTON, March 7 (MENA) - National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan had a phone call with South African National Security Advisor Dr. Sydney Mufamadi on a wide range of topics, including a shared commitment to providing humanitarian aid to ....

  • Somali National Army conducts operations in Lower Shabelle region

    Date: 2024-03-03 08:57:51 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:15 - ID:10607595

    MOGADISHU, March 3 (MENA) – The Somali National Army conducted offensive operations against the Al-Shabaab terrorists in areas in the Lower Shabelle region, according to the Somali news agency SONNA. The operations were carried out by Danab ....

  • EU provides initial €171 mn in humanitarian aid for Greater Horn of Africa

    Date: 2024-02-28 10:31:42 GMT - Belgium - Africa - SN:26 - ID:10601895

    BRUSSELS, Feb 28 (MENA) - The EU announced an initial allocation of €171 million in humanitarian aid to the Horn of Africa region, according to the website of the European Commission. This funding is in addition to €72 million already announced ....

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