Africa

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  • US deputy special envoy for climate embarks on African tour

    Date: 2021-09-28 08:02:21 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:32 - ID:9189935

    WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (MENA) - US Deputy Special Envoy for Climate Jonathan Pershing embarked on African tour, the US State Department said in a statement on Tuesday. He is scheduled to travel to Johannesburg and Pretoria, South Africa; Windhoek, ....

  • Gunmen release 10 more Nigerian pupils after ransom

    Date: 2021-09-27 07:30:32 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:21 - ID:9187817

    ABUJA, Sept 27 (MENA) - Gunmen in Nigeria have freed 10 pupils abducted in the north-west state of Kaduna after collecting a ransom, The National reported Monday quoting a school official. The pupils were released on Sunday afternoon, nearly ....

  • South Africa reports 967 new coronavirus cases, 51 deaths

    Date: 2021-09-26 22:05:12 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:89 - ID:9187648

    JOHANNESBURG, Sept 26 (MENA) – South Africa recorded 967 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has said on Sunday. This brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2 896 ....

  • Egypt sends medical aid to Sierra Leone

    Date: 2021-09-26 18:48:12 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:77 - ID:9187276

    CAIRO, Sept 26 (MENA) - Egypt has sent medical aid, provided by the Egyptian Agency of Partnership for Development (EAPD), to the government of Sierra Leone to help in the fight against Covid-19. The aid consignment was handed over on Sunday by ....

  • UN Security Council condemns attempted coup in Sudan

    Date: 2021-09-23 08:02:40 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:15 - ID:9181147

    NEW YORK, Sept 23 (MENA) - The United Nations Security Council has condemned in the strongest terms Tuesday's attempt to disrupt Sudan's transitional period by force, according to media reports. In a statement, the members of the Security Council ....

  • Nigeria reports 513 coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-09-22 12:45:44 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:69 - ID:9179915

    ABUJA, Sept 22 (MENA) - Nigeria on Tuesday recorded three additional fatalities from the coronavirus pandemic with 513 fresh cases reported across 14 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), according to Premium Times. This was contained ....

  • Somali amb. in Egypt lauds Egypt's support to Somalia, pioneering role in Arab world, Africa

    Date: 2021-09-22 09:49:27 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:47 - ID:9179486

    CAIRO, Sept 22 (MENA) – Somali Ambassador to Egypt Ilyas Sheikh Omar lauded the Egyptian initiative of “study in Egypt” which gives offers the opportunity to Somali students to study in the Egyptian universities in the different fields.. Omar ....

  • South Africa registers 3,286 new coronavirus cases, 164 deaths

    Date: 2021-09-19 17:26:46 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:70 - ID:9174520

    JOHANNESBURG, Sept 19 (MENA) - South Africa recorded 3,286 new Covid-19 cases within the past 24 hours, Business Day reported Sunday quoting the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD). The total number of coronavirus cases in the ....

  • Gunmen release 10 Nigerian students after collecting ransom

    Date: 2021-09-19 12:20:13 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:43 - ID:9173811

    ABUJA, Sept 19 (MENA) - Gunmen in northern Nigeria have released 10 more students after a ransom was paid, but 21 others remain in captivity despite a pledge to release them all, ABC News reported Sunday. Assailants had stormed the Bethel Baptist ....

  • AU, US discuss latest development in Africa

    Date: 2021-09-19 09:17:51 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:25 - ID:9173319

    ADDIS ABABA, Sept 19 (MENA) - African Union (AU) Commissioner Ambassador Bankole Adeoye discussed during a meeting with US Ambassador to the AU Jessica Lapenn mutual responsiveness to crisis situations in Africa. The AU official said on his ....

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