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Tigray fighters release 1,000 Ethiopian soldiers from captivity
Date: 2021-07-17 19:24:52 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:73 - ID:9067317
MEKELLE, Ethiopia, July 17 (MENA) - The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) have released about 1,000 government soldiers captured during recent fighting, TPLF leader Debretsion Gebremichael revealed Saturday. After weeks of fighting with the ....
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COVID-19 deaths in Africa surge more than 40% over previous week
Date: 2021-07-15 15:42:19 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:64 - ID:9063787
GENEVA, July 15 (MENA) – Africa has recorded a 43% week-on-week rise in COVID-19 deaths, as hospital admissions increase rapidly and countries face shortages in oxygen and intensive care beds. Fatalities increased to 6,273 in the week ending on ....
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Mauritania records 147 new coronavirus infections
Date: 2021-07-14 23:00:48 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:118 - ID:9062645
NOUAKCHOTT, July 14 (MENA) – Mauritania reported on Wednesday 147 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 22,049, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. Three deaths were reported, bringing ....
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UNSC accuses Ethiopia of hampering entry of relief assistance to Tigray
Date: 2021-07-14 05:47:42 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:2 - ID:9060761
NEW YORK, July 14 (MENA) - The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday accused Ethiopia of hampering the entry of relief assistance to the Tigray region. The council, in a statement, confirmed that the Ethiopian authorities are not ....
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Africa CDC: Nearly 6 million coronavirus cases, 152,000 deaths reported in Africa
Date: 2021-07-13 20:03:31 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:87 - ID:9060512
ADDIS ABAB, July 13 (MENA) - The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) announced that the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in member states of the African Union (AU) reached 5.997 million, while the number of ....
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South Africa reported 11,182 COVID-19 cases, 220 deaths
Date: 2021-07-12 21:33:10 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:116 - ID:9058691
CAPE TOWN, July 12 (MENA) –The latest COVID-19 figures released by South Africa's acting Health Minister Mmamaloko Kubayi-Ngubane on Monday said that cases have increased by 11,182 in the last 24-hours, meaning that the total number of infections ....
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5.9 million coronavirus cases, 151,230 deaths reported in Africa
Date: 2021-07-11 17:03:45 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:69 - ID:9056594
ADDIS ABAB, July 11 (MENA) - The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) announced that the total number of coronavirus cases in member states of the African Union (AU) reached 5,919,000, while the number of fatalities stood ....
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Ethiopia’s ruling party wins landslide victory in national election
Date: 2021-07-10 20:45:38 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:74 - ID:9055170
ADDIS ABABA, July 10 (MENA) – Ethiopia’s ruling Prosperity party has been declared the winner of last month’s national election in a landslide, assuring a second term for the Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, The Guardian reported. The National ....
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South Africa records over 21,600 new Covid-19 cases, 265 deaths
Date: 2021-07-10 20:03:02 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:73 - ID:9055132
JOHANNESBURG, July 10 (MENA) – South Africa recorded 21,610 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday and reported 265 deaths, the Health Department said. “As of today the cumulative number of Covid-19 cases identified in SA is 2,179,297 with 21,610 new ....
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Egyptian, Senegalese ministers co-chair 1st joint business council meeting
Date: 2021-07-09 11:06:41 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:41 - ID:9052638
CAIRO, July 9 (MENA) – Trade and Industry Minister Nevine Gamea and her Senegalese counterpart Assome Aminata Diatta attended the signing ceremony of a protocol establishing the Egyptian-Senegalese Joint Business Council. The two ministers ....
