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2nd edition of Intra-African Trade Fair delayed to December 8
Date: 2021-03-23 18:00:12 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:84 - ID:8868274
CAIRO, March 23 (MENA) - The second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2021) is set to take place from December 8 to 14, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) said in a statement posted on its official website on Tuesday. The African Union ....
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African Union concerned by terrorist attacks in Niger
Date: 2021-03-23 16:10:52 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:74 - ID:8868066
ADDIS ABABA, March 23 (MENA) - Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat expressed his concern over repeated terrorist attacks that target civilians in Niger. In a statement released on Tuesday, Mahamat strongly ....
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Niger's Constitutional Court validates presidential election results, confirming Mohamed Bazoum's win
Date: 2021-03-22 06:13:52 GMT - Niger - Africa - SN:6 - ID:8864429
NIAMI, March 22 (MENA) - The Constitutional Court of Niger has validated the results of the presidential election, confirming that Mohamed Bazoum of Niger's ruling Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS-TARAYYA) is elected president of the Republic ....
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Africa's coronavirus infections surpass 4.1 million
Date: 2021-03-21 19:48:08 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:102 - ID:8864128
ADDIS ABABA, March 21 (MENA) - The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,106,000 as of Sunday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency ....
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Zimbabwe secures $1 billion in loans for business sector
Date: 2021-03-21 18:02:35 GMT - Zimbabwe - Africa - SN:93 - ID:8863798
HARARE, March 21 (MENA) - The Zimbabwean government has agreed to be the guarantor of bonds and loans worth about $1 billion secured by some banks and parastatals from the local market in 2020, the Zimbabwean Herald reported. The funds were ....
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Food rations to Somalia to be cut by 50%, WFP warns
Date: 2021-03-19 15:58:34 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:79 - ID:8860293
GENEVA, March 19 (MENA) - Spokesperson for the World Food Programme (WFP) Tomson Phiri said Friday that funding shortages have forced the UN body to reduce food rations in Somalia by 50% since February. Addressing a press conference in Geneva, ....
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Tanzania's Samia Suluhu Hassan sworn in as first female president
Date: 2021-03-19 09:47:12 GMT - Tanzania - Africa - SN:21 - ID:8859568
DAR ES SALAAM, March 19 (MENA) - Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in on Friday as Tanzania's first female president after the sudden death of John Magufuli from an illness shrouded in mystery. The 61-year-old, dressed in black suit and red ....
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Sudan says unilateral decision to fill Ethiopia's dam to complicate matters
Date: 2021-03-18 20:20:52 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:106 - ID:8859133
KHARTOUM, March 18 (MENA) - Sudan’s Foreign Minister Mariam Al-Sadik Al-Mahdi said that a unilateral measure to fill Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam will complicate matters and threaten the lives of 20 million Sudanese. Al-Mahdi received on ....
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UNECA urges Africa to work for green, resilient recovery from COVID-19 2 last Addis Ababa
Date: 2021-03-18 12:45:46 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:51 - ID:8858278
“There is need for support from the international community to address liquidity constraints and promote recovery,” said Chavula. This can be done through new issuance and reallocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), lower cost of credit, orderly ....
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UNECA urges Africa to work for green, resilient recovery from COVID-19
Date: 2021-03-18 12:43:40 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:50 - ID:8858209
ADDIS ABABA, March 18 (MENA) - The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has urged African countries to adopt policy measures that encourage green investments aimed at increasing productivity to facilitate a durable recovery from the coronavirus ....
