Africa
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30 people killed in Al Shabab movement attack in Somali town
Date: 2021-06-28 13:22:55 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:64 - ID:9033560
MOGADISHU, June 28 (MENA) -At least 30 people were killed on Sunday when al Shabaab group launched an attack on a military base in a town in the country's semi-autonomous state of Galmudug. The Somali news agency SONNA quoted a security source as ....
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Italy aspires to large EU participation in North, Central Africa - PM
Date: 2021-06-26 17:52:04 GMT - Italy - Africa - SN:56 - ID:9030757
ROME, June 26 (MENA) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said Saturday his country is seeking great participation and support from the European Union in Libya. Italy aspires to ensure large participation of the European Union in North and ....
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US calls for probe into killing of 3 Doctors Without Borders staffers in Ethiopia's Tigray
Date: 2021-06-26 09:53:28 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:20 - ID:9029875
WASHINGTON, June 26 (MENA) - The US Department of State held the Ethiopian government responsible for the safety of workers in the humanitarian sphere in the country, after the murder of three Doctors Without Borders staffers in Ethiopia's Tigray ....
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Fifteen U.N. peacekeepers wounded in northern Mali attack
Date: 2021-06-25 15:27:03 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:44 - ID:9029056
BAMAKO, June 25 (MENA) - Fifteen U.N. peacekeepers, including several from Germany, were wounded in northern Mali on Friday in an attack on their camp involving a vehicle-borne explosive, the U.N. mission in Mali and the German military said as ....
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Africa battles new COVID-19 wave hitting faster and harder
Date: 2021-06-24 17:46:38 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:77 - ID:9028043
GENEVA, June 24 (MENA) - Africa is facing a devastating resurgence of COVID-19 infections whose peak will surpass that of earlier waves as the continent's countries struggle to vaccinate even a small percentage of the population, top health ....
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UNECA study says Africa may not meet SDG 7 - 2 last Addis Ababa
Date: 2021-06-23 11:59:29 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:41 - ID:9025496
“Access to cheap and clean energy is an essential component of Africa’s transformation and industrialization,” said Director of the African Centre for Statistics (ACS) Oliver Chinganya. The ACS Director said, “in the context of AfCFTA deployment ....
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UNECA study says Africa may not meet SDG 7
Date: 2021-06-23 11:56:23 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:40 - ID:9025184
ADDIS ABABA, June 23 (MENA) - A study conducted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) showed that Africa may not be able to meet the seventh Sustainable Development Goal (SDG7), which calls for “affordable, reliable, ....
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Africa CDC: 5.230 million coronavirus cases, 138,000 deaths reported in Africa
Date: 2021-06-22 19:53:12 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:90 - ID:9024177
ADDIS ABAB, June 22 (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 5.230 million, while the number of fatalities ....
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Egypt Post partakes in 38th PAPU Administrative Council meeting
Date: 2021-06-22 18:02:24 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:81 - ID:9024210
CAIRO, June 22 (MENA) - A high-level delegation from Egypt Post, led by Egypt Post Chairman Sharif Farouk, is participating in the 39th Ordinary Session of the Pan African Postal Union (PAPU) Administrative Council, slated for June 21-25 in ....
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USAID awards $500,000 co-investment grant to boost agric in Nigeria
Date: 2021-06-22 12:10:01 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:50 - ID:9023470
ABUJA, June 22 (MENA) - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday announced that it has awarded a $500,000 (N205 million) co-investment grant through its West Africa Trade & Investment Hub (Trade hub) to PYXERA Global ....