Africa
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Gabon to swear in ex-junta chief Brice Oligui Nguema as president
Date: 2025-05-03 08:17:42 GMT - Gabon - Africa - SN:8 - ID:11162662
LIBREVILLE, May 3 (MENA) - Gabon's President-elect Brice Oligui Nguema swept polls last month with nearly 95 percent of the vote will be sworn in Saturday, France24 said. The general and former junta leader officially takes the presidential ....
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IOM deputy chief: Escalating displacement crisis in DRC demands urgent collective solutions
Date: 2025-05-02 11:01:26 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:18 - ID:11161893
KINSHASA, May 2 (MENA) - During a visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), International Organization for Migration (IOM)'s Deputy Director General for Management and Reform SungAh Lee called for urgent and sustained action to alleviate ....
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OPEN// Nigeria: UNDP trains teachers, pupils on green energy technologies
Date: 2025-05-01 18:47:24 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:47 - ID:11161548
ABUJA, May 1 (MENA) - The United Nations Development Program's Global Environment Facility Small Grants Program (UNDP GEF SGP) said it has trained no fewer than 200 teachers and 1,000 pupils across Nigeria on green energy technologies. In an ....
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29 people killed, injured in explosive device explosion in northeastern Nigeria
Date: 2025-04-29 10:38:44 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:9 - ID:11157819
ABUJA, April 29 (MENA) - At least 26 people were killed and three others injured in an explosive device explosion Tuesday as their truck was passing on the side of a road in northeastern Nigeria, near the border with Cameroon. Nigerian independent ....
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OPEN// Nigeria's army says seeks stronger military-media relationship
Date: 2025-04-28 21:58:15 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:69 - ID:11157411
ABUJA, April 28 (MENA) - The Chief of Nigeria's Civil Military Affairs Gold Chibuisi has called for stronger partnership between the media and military to enlighten the public on the Nigerian army's activities. Chibuisi made the call at a ....
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OPEN// Nigeria warns against threats of 'cyber-slavery' in West Africa
Date: 2025-04-27 21:32:44 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:72 - ID:11155963
ABUJA, April 27 (MENA) - Nigeria's Federal Government has raised alarm over the growing threat of cyber-slavery in West Africa. Spokesperson for the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kimiebi Ebienfa said the country's foreign minister Yusuf ....
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OPEN// Nigeria adopts technology to secure Sahel region
Date: 2025-04-25 06:36:37 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:9 - ID:11152546
ABUJA, April 25 (MENA) - Nigeria has adopted the Counter Terrorism Technology (CT-TECH+) initiative to enhance its capacity to secure the country and the Sahel region. The Coordinator of the National Counter Terrorism Centre, Office of the ....
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UN: Hundreds killed in Sudan’s camps for displaced people
Date: 2025-04-25 05:25:02 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:1 - ID:11152510
NEW YORK, April 25 (MENA) - Hundreds of civilians, including at least 12 humanitarian workers, have been killed in recent artillery shelling targeting the El Fasher and Zamzam camps in Sudan’s Darfur region, triggering an unprecedented wave of ....
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OPEN// Nigeria safe for investment, says country's finance minister
Date: 2025-04-24 21:59:21 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:62 - ID:11152483
ABUJA, April 24 (MENA) - Nigerian Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Wale Edun has assured investors that Nigeria is safe for investment. Edun made the remarks as part of a speech he delivered at the Nigeria Investment ....
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Zelensky arrives in South Africa
Date: 2025-04-24 07:55:05 GMT - Ukraine - Africa - SN:4 - ID:11151366
KYIV, April 24 (MENA) - President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in South Africa to meet with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. According to Ukrinform, Zelensky announced this in his Telegram. “We are preparing for important ....