Africa

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  • SA records 13 777 new Covid-19 cases

    Date: 2021-08-05 19:25:55 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:88 - ID:9097060

    JOHANSBURG, Aug 5 (MENA) - South Africa has recorded 13,777 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24-hours, with the Western Cape recording the highest number of new infections with 4,097, SABC reported. A further 458 Covid-19 related deaths have also ....

  • Nearly 6 million patients recovered from COVID-19 in Africa

    Date: 2021-08-03 20:58:39 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:106 - ID:9092861

    WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (MENA) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 6,787,146 as of Tuesday afternoon, Xinhua reported. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the specialized healthcare agency of the ....

  • Sisi follows up progress in "Julius Nyerere Hydropower" dam in Tanzania

    Date: 2021-08-02 20:35:03 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:78 - ID:9090959

    CAIRO, Aug 2 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Monday followed up on the implementation status of Julius Nyerere Hydropower plant and dam in Tanzania during a meeting with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli and the ministers of housing and ....

  • S. Africa receives 2.8 mln coronavirus vaccine doses from US

    Date: 2021-07-31 22:28:11 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:79 - ID:9087914

    JOHANNESBURG, July 31 (MENA) - The first batch of Pfizer vaccines donated to South Africa by the United States arrived in the country on Saturday, the South Africa Newspaper reported. Acting Minister of Health Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane was at the ....

  • S. Sudan vice president: Relations with Egypt reached very high levels

    Date: 2021-07-31 21:03:22 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:73 - ID:9087871

    JUBA, July 31 (MENA) - South Sudan's Vice President James Wani Igga said on Saturday relations with Egypt had reached very high levels. In statements to Extra News channel, Igga pointed out that the South Sudanese side agreed with President ....

  • COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Africa ramp up

    Date: 2021-07-29 21:05:53 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:109 - ID:9084952

    GENEVA, July 29 (MENA) - COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Africa are rapidly ramping up from multiple sources after a near-halt to deliveries in recent months. Nearly 4 million doses from COVAX arrived in Africa last week, compared with just 245 ....

  • South Africa records 13,751 new coronavirus cases, 523 deaths

    Date: 2021-07-29 20:44:42 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:107 - ID:9084937

    JOHANNESBURG, July 29 (MENA) - South Africa National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, reported 13,751 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified over the past 24 hours, which brings ....

  • Africa CDC: over 6 million coronavirus cases, 167,000 deaths reported in Africa

    Date: 2021-07-29 19:33:48 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:99 - ID:9084783

    ADDIS ABAB, July 29 (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 6.588 million, while the number of ....

  • UN humanitarian chief visits Ethiopia amid armed conflicts in Tigray, Benishangul-Gumuz

    Date: 2021-07-29 13:46:59 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:67 - ID:9083914

    GENEVA, July 29 (MENA) - United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths started on Thursday a six-day mission to Ethiopia, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian ....

  • Mauritania reports 313 new Covid-19 cases, 5 deaths in one day

    Date: 2021-07-28 22:54:54 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:125 - ID:9083281

    NOUAKCHOTT, July 28 (MENA) – Mauritania reported Wednesday 313 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the active caseload to 24,662, the Ministry of Health revealed in a statement. In addition, five death cases were reported over ....

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