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Germany delivers N$180 million medical aid
Date: 2021-07-21 13:03:39 GMT - Namibia - Africa - SN:38 - ID:9072105
WINDHOEK, July 21 (MENA) - Namibia received a consignment worth N$180 million from Germany to aid in the combating of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to New Era Live of Namibia. The consignment, which will be delivered in two parts, include ....
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US launches airstrike against Somali extremist group al-Shabaab
Date: 2021-07-21 06:53:24 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:9 - ID:9071658
WASHINGTON, July 21 (MENA) - The US has carried out an airstrike in Somalia against the extremist group al-Shabaab, said State of Defense sources on Wednesday. In a statement, Defense Department Spokeswoman Cindi King said that US Africa Command ....
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Stabbing attempt on Mali interim president
Date: 2021-07-20 14:02:53 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:44 - ID:9071066
BAMAKO, July 20 (MENA) - Two armed men, including one who wielded a knife, attacked Mali's interim president Assimi Goita on Tuesday in the Great Mosque in the capital Bamako, France 24 reported. The attack took place during prayers for the ....
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S. Africa reports over 11,000 Covid-19 cases, 183 deaths
Date: 2021-07-18 22:03:41 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:86 - ID:9068893
JOHANSBERG, July 18 (MENA) - South Africa recorded 183 deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the total number dead from the Covid-19 pandemic to 66,859 to date. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) confirmed the latest figures on ....
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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 ....
