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45% of lands in Africa affected by desertification, drought, official in Côte d'Ivoire says
Date: 2024-09-04 09:15:51 GMT - Cote d'Ivoire - Africa - SN:15 - ID:10856085
ABIDJAN, Sept 4 (MENA) - Parfait Kouadio, the chief of staff to the Minister of Environment, Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition in Côte d'Ivoire, said on Wednesday that approximately 45% of lands in Africa have been affected by ....
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Chinese president voices continued support to AU ahead of 2024 FOCAC Summit
Date: 2024-09-03 17:42:59 GMT - China - Africa - SN:62 - ID:10855562
BEIJING, Sept 3 (MENA) - President Xi Jinping met with Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki Mahamat, who is in China for the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), at the Great Hall of the People in ....
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Electricity minister off to Namibia for GAH2S
Date: 2024-09-02 19:59:32 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:56 - ID:10854164
CAIRO, Sept 2 (MENA) - Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mahmoud Esmat left Cairo on Monday evening for Namibia to participate, on behalf of Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli, in the Global African Hydrogen Summit (GAH2S), set for ....
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WMO says Africa bears an exceptionally heavy burden from climate change
Date: 2024-09-02 15:19:22 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:32 - ID:10853981
GENEVA, Sept 2 (MENA) - Africa bears an exceptionally heavy burden from climate change and disproportionately high costs for essential climate adaptation, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). On average, African countries are ....
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Beijing to host FOCAC next week
Date: 2024-08-29 06:59:45 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:10 - ID:10848141
CAIRO, Aug 29 (MENA) - Beijing will host the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) on September 4-6 under the rubric "Joining Hands to Advance Modernization and Build a High-Level China-Africa Community with a Shared Future" with the ....
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Nigeria first African nation to receive mpox vaccines
Date: 2024-08-28 20:28:48 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:73 - ID:10847951
NEW YORK, Aug 28 (MENA) - Nigeria Wednesday received 10 000 doses of mpox vaccines, becoming the first country in the African region to receive doses to respond to the outbreak of the viral disease that has affected several countries and led to the ....
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Egypt's candidate for top UNESCO post visits Angola
Date: 2024-08-27 15:19:29 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:48 - ID:10846310
CAIRO, Aug 27 (MENA) - Former Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khaled el Anani, who is Egypt's candidate for top UNESCO post, paid a visit to Angola after visiting Congo-Brazzaville along with Minister-Delegate Wael Abdel Wahab, Coordinator of el ....
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Week-long workshop on Mpox in Senegal
Date: 2024-08-27 12:00:42 GMT - Senegal - Africa - SN:31 - ID:10845613
DAKAR, Aug 27 (MENA) - Public Health Director of the Institut Pasteur Dakar Abdourahmane Sow announced organizing a week-long specialized workshops on Mpox (monkeypox) to ensure health seectors' preparedness to confront this disease as the number ....
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Gabon announces discovery of first case of Mpox
Date: 2024-08-24 15:00:47 GMT - Gabon - Africa - SN:46 - ID:10842114
LIBREVILLE, Aug 24 (MENA) - Gabon Health Minister Adrien Mougougou announced the first case of monkeypox (Mpox) in the country, after taking samples from 6 suspected cases showing symptoms of infection. The Gabonese Health Minister said in a ....
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Sudanese health min. calls on int'l community to offer more help to health sector in Sudan
Date: 2024-08-23 11:15:55 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:24 - ID:10840695
PORT SUDAN, Aug 23 (MENA) - Sudanese Health Minister Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim urged international community to offer more help to the health sector in Sudan. In statements on Friday, the Sudanese minister asked UN agencies and donors to increase ....
