Africa

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  • Burhan, South Sudan's VP discuss developing cross-border trade exchange

    Date: 2021-05-18 09:29:01 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:24 - ID:8961958

    KHARTOUM, May 18 (MENA) - Chairman of Sudan's Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan discussed with Vice President of South Sudan James Wanni Igga means of developing cross-border trade exchange and obstacles facing it, the Sudanese news agency ....

  • Africa: Covid-19 death toll hits 126,000 across continent

    Date: 2021-05-17 14:49:03 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:65 - ID:8960988

    ADDIS ABABA, May 17 (MENA) - African countries reported 4.691 million confirmed Covid-19 cases and 126,000 fatalities because of coronavirus, announced the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the African Union. The centers ....

  • Paris Economic Summit to launch fresh phase of Franco-African partnership

    Date: 2021-05-15 17:06:07 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:65 - ID:8958382

    PARIS, May 15 (MENA) - The Paris Economic Summit, set for May 18, is planned to herald a new phase of the Franco-African economic partnership despite the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, which negatively affected global economic growth The ....

  • House’s African committee lauds Egypt-DR Congo talks on GERD

    Date: 2021-05-09 21:18:42 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:82 - ID:8950113

    CAIRO, May 9 (MENA) – Head of the House of Representatives’ African affairs committee Sherif El Gabali has praised recent talks between President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance ....

  • Madagascar receives first coronavirus vaccines

    Date: 2021-05-08 19:32:39 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:73 - ID:8948403

    LONDON, May 8 (MENA) - Madagascar on Saturday received its first batch of coronavirus vaccines through the Covax global sharing scheme, one of the last countries in Africa to obtain the prised jabs following months of resistance by the president, ....

  • AU appoints former Ghana president special envoy to Somalia

    Date: 2021-05-08 15:02:51 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:39 - ID:8948022

    ADDIS ABABA, May 8 (MENA) - The African Union (AU) Chairperson Moussa Faki has announced the appointment of former President of Ghana John Dramani Mahama, as the High Representative to Somalia. "President Mahama will work with the Somali ....

  • Somalia says it has resumed diplomatic ties with Kenya

    Date: 2021-05-06 16:12:39 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:62 - ID:8945456

    MOGADISHU, May 6 (MENA) – Somalia announced the resumption of diplomatic ties with neighboring Kenya after severing relations late last year, ABC News reported. Somalia said in a statement it and Kenya were resuming ties on the basis of ....

  • AU: Technical committee on economic planning to convene on May 17

    Date: 2021-05-04 19:45:53 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:89 - ID:8942408

    ADDIS ABABA, May 4 (MENA) - The African Union (AU) said the Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning and Integration will hold its meetings at the level of experts during the period from May 17 to ....

  • Arab parliament condemns terrorist attack in Somalia

    Date: 2021-04-28 15:51:40 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:55 - ID:8933678

    CAIRO, April 28 (MENA) - The Arab Parliament (AP) has condemned a terrorist attack carried out by Al Shabab terrorist group in the Somali capital Mogadishu, leaving a number of people dead and wounded. A statement issued by the parliament on ....

  • Africa CDC says 4.507 million coronavirus cases recorded in member states

    Date: 2021-04-26 20:22:25 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:87 - ID:8930193

    ADDIS ABABA, April 26 (MENA) - The African Union (AU)'s Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Monday that its member states have recorded 4.507 million confirmed cases of coronavirus and 120,000 deaths. In a ....

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