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Prosper Africa, Afreximbank announce new partnership to boost Africa-US trade
Date: 2025-01-17 17:58:19 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:42 - ID:11030780
WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (MENA) - Prosper Africa and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost trade and investment between the United States and Africa in key sectors, according to a press ....
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US condemns ceasefire violations in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Date: 2025-01-07 06:50:12 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:4 - ID:11018065
WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (MENA) - The US has condemned the brazen ceasefire violations in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by the Rwanda-backed, U.S.- and UN-sanctioned M23 armed group. "The continued advances by the M23, including the ....
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Zimbabwe's president signs bill abolishing death penalty
Date: 2025-01-01 06:53:02 GMT - Zimbabwe - Africa - SN:4 - ID:11011758
HARARE, Jan 1 (MENA) - Zimbabwe abolishes death penalty almost 20-years after the last capital punishment was carried out, Euronews reported Wednesday. Zimbabwe has officially abolished the death penalty after President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed ....
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Senegal president says no more 'foreign military presence from 2025'
Date: 2025-01-01 06:33:52 GMT - Senegal - Africa - SN:3 - ID:11011751
DAKAR, Jan 1 (MENA) - Senegal's President Bassirou Dioumaye Faye said that 2025 would see an end to all foreign military presence in the west African country, in a speech to mark the new year, Barron's reported. Faye's statement came a month ....
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Burkina Faso pardons nearly 1,200 prisoners on New Year’s Day
Date: 2024-12-30 08:45:25 GMT - Burkina Faso - Africa - SN:7 - ID:11009597
OUAGADOUGOU, Dec 30 (MENA) - Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traoré has decided to pardon nearly 1,200 prisoners on January 1, 2025. The country's Minister of Justice Rodrigue Bayala said following a Council of Ministers meeting that the ....
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AfDB announces $150M loan to boost Mauritanian mining
Date: 2024-12-29 11:23:49 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:20 - ID:11008609
NOUAKCHOTT, Dec 29 (MENA) - Pan-African finance institution the African Development Bank (AfDB) has granted Mauritania’s national mining corporation Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière (SNIM) a $150 million senior loan facility, according to ....
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UN Agencies warn of unprecedented famine risk in Sudan
Date: 2024-12-24 19:02:47 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:47 - ID:11003955
ROME/NEW YORK, Dec 24 (MENA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) and the UNICEF have raised alarms over the worsening food crisis in Sudan, warning of an unprecedented famine if immediate humanitarian aid is not delivered. Both agencies emphasized ....
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Egypt participates in AU's meeting on strategy for SAF & LCAF in Addis Ababa
Date: 2024-12-24 07:44:30 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:9 - ID:11003041
CAIRO, Dec 24 (MENA) - Representatives of the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA) participated in the AU's Continental Technical Working Group Meeting on the Strategy for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) and Low Carbon Aviation Fuels (LCAF) ....
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WB approves $100mn in funding to accelerate digital transformation in Togo
Date: 2024-12-22 12:22:56 GMT - Togo - Africa - SN:19 - ID:11001039
LOME, Dec 22 (MENA) - The World Bank has approved the first round of financing of $100 million (equivalent to around FCFA 62 billion) in a series of projects from the International Development Association to support the Government of Togo in its ....
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UK urges support for UN mission in DRC
Date: 2024-12-20 20:09:50 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:41 - ID:10999556
LONDON, Dec 20 (MENA) - The United Kingdom welcomed the adoption of a resolution renewing the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO)’s mandate. "The UK is disappointed by the ....
