Africa

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  • Majority of Africa's population unable to afford healthy diet: UN

    Date: 2023-12-08 16:03:37 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:34 - ID:10480628

    NEW YORK, Dec 8 (MENA) - The majority of Africa's population — about 78% or more than one billion people — remain unable to afford a healthy diet, compared with 42% at the global level, and the number is rising," said a report from the Food and ....

  • Mauritania, Saint Lucia Kingdom sign declaration to establish diplomatic ties

    Date: 2023-12-06 20:21:38 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:70 - ID:10477976

    NOUAKCHOTT, Dec 6 (MENA) - The permanent envoys of Mauritania and Saint Lucia Kingdom to the UN have signed a declaration to establish diplomatic relations, the Mauritanian Foreign Ministry said in a statement Wednesday. The agreement comes as ....

  • Italy announces €5 mn contribution to Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa

    Date: 2023-12-05 15:11:14 GMT - Cote d'Ivoire - Africa - SN:45 - ID:10475702

    ABIDJAN, Dec 5 (MENA) - Italy has made a new commitment of €5 million to Africa's sustainable energy future through the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) Special Fund. The Italian Deputy Minister of Environment and Energy Security, ....

  • Nigerian drone strike accident kills at least 85 civilians

    Date: 2023-12-05 15:06:10 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:42 - ID:10475367

    ABUJA, Dec 5 (MENA) - A Nigerian army drone strike accidentally killed at least 85 civilians observing a Muslim festival in the north-west on Sunday, the country’s armed forces said, the Guardian newspaper reported on Tuesday. Villagers in Tudun ....

  • Africa has huge potential to bring about green industrial revolution: Finance min.

    Date: 2023-12-04 19:05:13 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:66 - ID:10474182

    CAIRO, Dec 4 (MENA) - Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait said the debt-for-adaptation swap initiative gives strong impetus to green investments, which would actively contribute to addressing environmental challenges that stifle sustainable ....

  • Terrorist group Daesh is surging in Africa: US newspaper

    Date: 2023-12-04 12:10:06 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:32 - ID:10473623

    WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (MENA) - An African branch of terrorist group Daesh that for years was an afterthought for the main organization is surging in strength, expanding the ranks of its fighters and controlling more territory than at any point since its ....

  • White House: Biden to receive Angolan president at White House on Thursday

    Date: 2023-11-27 07:32:23 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:11 - ID:10461404

    WASHINGTON, Nov 27 (MENA) - US President Biden is to welcome Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço to the White House on Thursday, November 30, according to a statement released by the White House late Sunday. The leaders will mark ....

  • AFDB, Libya strengthen cooperation, sign funding agreements

    Date: 2023-11-26 10:57:34 GMT - Cote d'Ivoire - Africa - SN:30 - ID:10460261

    ABIDJAN, Nov 26 (MENA) - The African Development Bank (AFDB) has signed three technical assistance grant agreements with the Libyan Government of National Unity (GNU), reaffirming its commitment to the North African country. The grants include 1 ....

  • Head of Sudan's Sovereign Council names new ministers

    Date: 2023-11-23 07:38:48 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:14 - ID:10455537

    PORT SUDAN, Nov 23 (MENA) – Head of Sudan's Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al Burhan has issued a decree on Thursday to appoint new ministers. The council said in a statement that the cabinet reshuffle included the ministries of interior, ....

  • African Economic Conference urges fostering technological innovation in Africa

    Date: 2023-11-20 19:29:00 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:85 - ID:10451547

    ADDIS ABABA, Nov 20 (MENA) - Participants in the 2023 African Economic Conference (AEC) in Addis Ababa said the pursuit of sustainable industrial development in Africa, particularly in the age of Industry 4.0, requires a nuanced strategy that ....

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