Africa

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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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • Ethiopia recalls dozens of diplomats, closes consulates in various countries - newspaper

    Date: 2021-07-09 03:22:54 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:12 - ID:9052248

    ADDIS ABABA, July 8 (MENA) - Ethiopia is closing down a number of its diplomatic posts and recalling a number of diplomats from missions that will remain operational in a move that comes three days after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Monday that ....

  • UN envoy for Horn of Arica asserts necessity of reaching deal on dam filling, operation 2 last New York

    Date: 2021-07-08 21:55:53 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:133 - ID:9051990

    UN Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Parfait Onanga-Anyanga said no agreement has been reached on the issue despite holding a virtual meeting grouping the foreign and irrigation ministers of the three countries in October, 2020, under the ....

  • Planning Ministry takes part in regional workshop on Africa Agenda 2063

    Date: 2021-07-08 18:33:25 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:101 - ID:9051552

    CAIRO, July 8 (MENA) – The Planning and Economic Development Ministry took part Thursday in a virtual workshop, organized by the African Union, in cooperation with the AU Development Agency on the expert level to make a 2nd continental report on the ....

  • Egyptian cultural center in Nouakchott launches "Study in Egypt" campaign

    Date: 2021-07-07 13:18:34 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:47 - ID:9049078

    NOUAKCHOTT, July 7 (MENA) - A campaign has been launched by the Egyptian cultural center in Nouakchott for Mauritanian youth who are looking forward to studying at Egyptian universities and institutes. Themed "Study in Egypt", the campaign ....

  • Sudan rejects Ethiopia's second filling of GERD without agreement

    Date: 2021-07-06 13:41:16 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:64 - ID:9047172

    KHARTOUM, July 7 (MENA) - Sudan has rejected anew the unilateral filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam for the second year in a row without an agreement, which is a clear violation of the international law, the agreement of principles, and ....

  • Egypt seeks to tap Benin pharmaceutical market

    Date: 2021-07-06 11:56:07 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:48 - ID:9046812

    CAIRO, July 6 (MENA) – Egypt’s Ambassador in Cotonou Amal Afifi met Tuesday with Benin’s Health Minister Benjamin Hounkpatin to discuss ways for the Egyptian drugs to tap the market there. This is part of efforts to tap new pharmaceutical ....

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