Africa

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  • 4 killed, 6 injured in suicide bomb attack in Somalia

    Date: 2021-04-10 17:18:48 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:63 - ID:8902564

    MOGADISHU, April 10 (MENA) - A suicide bombing left at least 4 people dead and 6 wounded at Suweys restaurant in Baidoa town, the administrative capital of Southwest State in Somalia. In a statement carried by the Somalia's official news agency ....

  • Italian FM: Mali is partner for stability of Sahel region

    Date: 2021-04-09 12:39:53 GMT - Italy - Africa - SN:26 - ID:8900517

    BAMAKO/ROME, April 9 (MENA) - Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said his country considers Mali an important partner for the stability of West Africa's Sahel region. Mali is the keystone of stability of the Sahel and for this reason we have ....

  • NIGSD, GIZ sign protocol to use Atingi platform

    Date: 2021-04-08 17:13:21 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:66 - ID:8899563

    CAIRO, April 8 (MENA) - The National Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development, the training arm of the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, has signed a cooperation protocol with the Global Project for Digital Transformation ....

  • Fourteen killed in bandit attack in north-central Nigeria

    Date: 2021-04-03 14:12:08 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:41 - ID:8888731

    ABUJA, April 3 (MENA) - At least 14 persons were killed in a recent gunmen attack on a military base and some communities in Niger state, north-central Nigeria, Xinhua reported, quoting an official as having said. A total of six soldiers and one ....

  • Egypt Japan University: 150 scholarships provided for postgraduate studies in Africa

    Date: 2021-04-03 12:57:00 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:42 - ID:8888593

    ALEXANDRIA, April 3 (MENA) – First Vice President of the Egypt Japan University of Science and Technology Masaki Suzuki said that the university is providing 150 scholarships for postgraduate studies in Africa. In statements on Saturday, he added ....

  • Al-Shabab militants attack two military bases near Mogadishu

    Date: 2021-04-03 07:25:42 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:18 - ID:8888068

    MOGADISHU, April 3 (MENA) - Al-Shabab militants attacked two military bases belonging to the Somali National Army early on Saturday morning, Russia Today quoted security sources as saying. The bases, located about 100 kilometers southwest of the ....

  • IMF approves US$2.34 billion for Kenya

    Date: 2021-04-03 07:06:41 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:10 - ID:8887994

    WASHINGTON, April 3 (MENA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved 38-month arrangements under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Kenya in an amount of US$2.34 billion to ....

  • Biden extends US economic sanctions over security situation in Somalia

    Date: 2021-04-02 08:30:08 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:18 - ID:8886770

    WASHINGTON, April 2 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden has signed an order extending for at least another year US economic sanctions imposed on Somalia that were previously approved by presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump, the White House announced ....

  • Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 4.2M: Africa CDC

    Date: 2021-04-01 18:39:56 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:69 - ID:8886194

    ADDIS ABABA, April 1 (MENA) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,203,087, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Thursday. The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the ....

  • Africa's Covid-19 cases exceed 4.2 mln: Africa CDC

    Date: 2021-03-31 20:11:49 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:100 - ID:8884247

    ADDIS ABABA, March 31 (MENA) – The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,203,087 as of Wednesday noon, Xinhua reported. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the specialized healthcare agency of ....

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