Africa

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  • Thousands protest in Niger demanding immediate withdrawal of US troops

    Date: 2024-04-13 19:00:29 GMT - Niger - Africa - SN:51 - ID:10660416

    NIAMEY, April 13 (MENA) - Thousands of people in Niger's capital on Saturday protested for the immediate departure of US soldiers from the north, after the military junta in Niamey said it was withdrawing from a military agreement with Washington, ....

  • Bahamas to host 2024 Afreximbank Annual Meetings, AfriCaribbean TradeForum

    Date: 2024-04-12 17:53:52 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:53 - ID:10659348

    NASSAU, April 12 (MENA) - The Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have signed an agreement for The Bahamas to host the 31st Afreximbank Annual Meetings (AAM) and the third edition of the ....

  • Report: Worsening hunger grips West, Central Africa

    Date: 2024-04-12 11:19:46 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:28 - ID:10658889

    GENEVA, April 12 (MENA) - Nearly 55 million people in West and Central Africa will struggle to feed themselves in the June-August 2024 lean season, according to the March 2024 Cadre Harmonisé food security analysis released Friday by the Permanent ....

  • Mauritanian, Rwandan presidents discuss ways to enhance bilateral cooperation

    Date: 2024-04-07 07:11:07 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:7 - ID:10653068

    NOUAKCHOTT, April 7 (MENA) - Mauritanian President and Chairman of the African Union (AU) Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani and Rwandan President Paul Kagame discussed ways to strengthen and develop bilateral cooperation ties. The Mauritanian ....

  • AU Commission, Kenya hold 14th meeting of African Task Force on Food, Nutrition Development

    Date: 2024-04-03 10:42:21 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:22 - ID:10648835

    ADDIS ABABA, April 3 (MENA) - The African Union Commission (AUC), in collaboration with the Government of the Republic of Kenya, organized the 14th Meeting of the African Task Force on Food and Nutrition Development (ATFFND) and the Regional ....

  • Gambia chairs AU Peace, Security Council in April

    Date: 2024-03-31 15:01:37 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:48 - ID:10645341

    ADDIS ABABA, March 31 (MENA) - The African Union (AU) has announced Gambia will assume the rotating presidency of the AU Peace and Security Coucncil (PSC) during April. A statement issued by the PSC said Gambia’s efforts would focus on managing ....

  • Algerian president: UNSC resolution obliging Israel to stop "genocide" in Palestine victory for truth

    Date: 2024-03-31 08:44:59 GMT - Algeria - Africa - SN:13 - ID:10644672

    ALGIERS, March 31 (MENA) - Algerian President Majeed Tebboune affirmed his belief that Palestine will obtain permanent membership in the United Nations (UN) pointing out that the UN Security Council’s resolution obliging the “Zionist occupation” to ....

  • UNHCR seeks $1.4 bln to support South Sudanese refugees in region

    Date: 2024-03-28 18:42:33 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:58 - ID:10642407

    GENEVA, March 28 (MENA) – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, together with 123 partners, is seeking $1.4 billion this year to meet the needs of 2.3 million South Sudanese refugees living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Kenya, ....

  • AfCFTA inks MoU to extend its reach to North Africa

    Date: 2024-03-28 16:16:48 GMT - Ghana - Africa - SN:50 - ID:10642346

    ACCRA, March 28 (MENA) - The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and N Gage Consulting have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on enhancing implementation of the AfCFTA within Africa, with a focus on North Africa and ....

  • Humanitarians raise concern for Somalia cholera outbreak amid vaccine dose shortage: UN

    Date: 2024-03-28 08:28:20 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:13 - ID:10641569

    NEW YORK, March 28 (MENA) - UN humanitarians said they are concerned about the spread of cholera in nearly half of the 72 Somalia districts amid a severe shortage in oral vaccine doses. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ....

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