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African ministers conf. to convene Monday in Addis Ababa
Date: 2021-03-17 17:53:47 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:93 - ID:8856682
CAIRO, March 17 (MENA) - The 53rd conference of the African ministers of finance, planning and economic development will convene in Addis Ababa on Monday and Tuesday via "video conferencing." The UN Economic Committee for Africa said the ....
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Militants kill 11 Malian soldiers in ambush, 11 others missing
Date: 2021-03-17 08:22:06 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:18 - ID:8855345
BAMAKO, March 17 (MENA) - Eleven Malian soldiers were killed and 11 more are missing after militants ambushed a patrol in the desert north, Radio France Internationale reported. Fourteen soldiers were also wounded, eight of them seriously, in the ....
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Egypt, Sudan probe means to cement bilateral ties
Date: 2021-03-15 21:08:58 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:88 - ID:8852714
CAIRO, March 15 (MENA) – Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Mohamed Abdel Ati discussed with his South Sudanese counterpart Manawa Peter, who is on a visit to Cairo, means on strengthen bilateral relations in the coming period. Abdel Ati ....
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Botswana president starts visit to DRC
Date: 2021-03-15 15:29:49 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:67 - ID:8852039
KINSHASA, March 15 (MENA) - President of Botswana Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi started on Monday a working visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo. He was received at the airport by Congolese Minister of Foreign Affairs Marie Tumba ....
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Nigeria steps up hunt for 39 kidnapped students
Date: 2021-03-14 10:49:36 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:35 - ID:8849308
KADUNA, March 14 (MENA) - Nigerian security forces have stepped up efforts to rescue dozens of abducted college students, police and officials said, as the media ran videos they said showed hostages pleading for help, according to Africa ....
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South Africa registers 1,541 new coronavirus cases, 82 deaths
Date: 2021-03-13 21:59:39 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:86 - ID:8848715
CAPE TOWN, March 13 (MENA) - There were 82 more deaths and 1,541 new cases of Covid-19 recorded in South Africa, according to the statistics released by the health department on Saturday. The total number of confirmed cases is 1,528,414, while ....
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UNSC extends mandate of peacekeeping mission in South Sudan
Date: 2021-03-13 07:27:29 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:5 - ID:8847148
NEW YORK, March 13 (MENA) - The UN Security Council voted unanimously to extend until March 15, 2022 the almost 20,000-strong UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, with a mandate “to advance a three-year strategic vision to prevent a return to ....
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Gunmen abduct 30 students from school in northwest Nigeria
Date: 2021-03-12 15:23:33 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:57 - ID:8846426
ABUJA, March 12 (MENA) - Gunmen have attacked a school in northwestern Nigeria and kidnapped at least 30 students just weeks after a similar attack in the region, authorities said Friday. The latest abduction took place late Thursday night at the ....
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South Africa's Patrice Motsepe elected CAF President
Date: 2021-03-12 14:52:32 GMT - Morocco - Africa - SN:51 - ID:8846200
RABAT, March 21 (MENA) - South African mining magnate Patrice Motsepe has been elected president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF ), Africa News reported. Motsepe succeeds disgraced Malagasy Ahmad Ahmad, who is serving a two-year ....
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EU Council voices concerns over running conflict in Ethiopia
Date: 2021-03-11 18:24:01 GMT - Belgium - Africa - SN:98 - ID:8845140
Brussels, March 11 (MENA) – The EU Council adopted Thursday conclusions stressing on the one hand Ethiopia’s important role as a strategic partner and a key multilateral actor, and reiterated the EU’s great concerns regarding the situation in the ....
