Africa

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  • Guterres urges accelerating Africa’s industrialization towards achieving growth

    Date: 2023-11-20 18:01:39 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:69 - ID:10451336

    NEW YORK, Nov 20 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday said accelerating Africa’s industrialization is vital for growth, diversifying economies, building resilience, boosting employment, and combating poverty. "But ....

  • Kenya could lose up to 7.25% of GDP to climate change: World Bank

    Date: 2023-11-20 11:20:58 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:33 - ID:10450603

    NEW YORK, Nov 20 (MENA) - Kenya could lose up to 7.25 per cent of its economic output by 2050 if it does not take strong action to adapt to climate change and mitigate its effects, the World Bank said. The report highlighted Kenya's vulnerability ....

  • US official visits Kenya, Somalia to discuss counterterrorism efforts

    Date: 2023-11-18 17:49:20 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:62 - ID:10448299

    WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (MENA) - US Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism Christopher Landberg travelled to Kenya and Somalia November 13 – 17 to discuss shared counterterrorism objectives, review State Department-funded capacity building programs, and ....

  • Severe floods affect tens of thousands of displaced people in Horn of Africa

    Date: 2023-11-18 16:39:00 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:52 - ID:10448048

    NEW YORK, Nov 18 (MENA) - Thousands of displaced families, including refugees in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, are on the move yet again, escaping severe floods caused by ongoing heavy rains across the region, according to the UN Refugee Agency ....

  • AfCFTA chief thanks Egtpt over economic transition

    Date: 2023-11-16 12:52:09 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:38 - ID:10445198

    CAIRO, Nov 16 (MENA) - Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat Wamkele Mene expressed his profound gratitude to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Egypt for providing Africa the opportunity to reinforce its ....

  • Sudan, Ethiopia discuss strengthening bilateral relations, regional updates

    Date: 2023-11-15 14:19:49 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:54 - ID:10443607

    ADDIS ABABA – PORT SUDAN, Nov 15 (MENA) - President of Transitional Sovereignty Council in Sudan Lt. General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan said Sudanese and Ethiopian peoples are linked in common destiny based on eternal relations. Statements came ....

  • IATF largest continental trade fair of its kind worldwide, says AfCFTA chief

    Date: 2023-11-14 23:22:09 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:87 - ID:10442525

    CAIRO, Nov 14 (MENA) - Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Wamkele Mene has congratulated Algeria on being selected to host the next edition of the Intra-African Trade Fair, IATF2025. IATF is the world's largest ....

  • IATF2023 offers opportunity to showcase potential of Algeria’s economy: Algeria's amb.

    Date: 2023-11-14 21:37:43 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:74 - ID:10442440

    CAIRO, Nov 14 (MENA) – Algeria’s new Ambassador in Cairo Abdel Aziz bin Ali Al Sheriff said his country’s participation in the 3rd edition of the Intra African Trade Fair (IATF2023) provides a major push for Algerian economy. The event offers a ....

  • Algeria to host fourth edition of Intra-African Trade Fair

    Date: 2023-11-14 18:07:25 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:63 - ID:10442292

    CAIRO, Nov 14 (MENA) - Algeria will host the fourth edition of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF 2025) that is organized in cooperation with the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area ....

  • 31 killed in Somalia floods caused by torrential rainfall

    Date: 2023-11-12 16:28:48 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:55 - ID:10438950

    MOGADISHU, Nov 12 (MENA) - Floods caused by torrential rainfall have killed at least 31 people in various parts of Somalia, ABC News quoted authorities as saying on Sunday. Since October, floods have displaced nearly half a million people and ....

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