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AU to honor leaders of states that endorsed AfCFTA on Friday
Date: 2021-02-25 21:56:58 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:92 - ID:8818593
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 25 (MENA) - The African Union (AU) on Friday plans to honor the leaders of the states, which endorsed the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), in coordination with businessmen associations and private sector in Africa. ....
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Sudan stresses support for DRC initiative to reach diplomatic solution to Ethiopian dam crisis
Date: 2021-02-25 20:15:57 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:81 - ID:8818449
KHAROUM, Feb 25 (MENA) - Head of Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Council Abdel-Fattah Burhan has affirmed his country’s support for an initiative proposed by the Democratic Republic of the Congo to reach a diplomatic solution to a years-long crisis over ....
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Sudan's sovereignty council chief receives message from Eritrean president
Date: 2021-02-24 20:54:14 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:93 - ID:8816592
KHARTOUM, Feb 24 (MENA) – President of Sudan Transitional Sovereignty Council Abdul-Fattah Al-Burhan has received a written message from Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki on bilateral relations and means of strengthening them in al domains, SUNA ....
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Ghana becomes first country to receive Covid vaccine through COVAX program
Date: 2021-02-24 19:35:45 GMT - Ghana - Africa - SN:86 - ID:8816591
ACCRA, Feb 24 (MENA) - Ghana has become the first country to receive Covid-19 vaccines through the World Health Organization's COVAX program on Wednesday, a joint statement issued by UNICEF Ghana and WHO Ghana said. The shipment, consisting of ....
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Somalia registers 198 new coronavirus cases, 7 new fatalities
Date: 2021-02-24 09:29:04 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:22 - ID:8815240
MAGADISHU, Feb 24 (MENA) - Somalia registered 198 new coronavirus cases and seven deaths within the past 24 hours, Somalia National News Agency reported Wednesday quoting the Health Ministry. The new cases bring the total number of infections in ....
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Nigeria needs $10 bln to bridge power distribution gap
Date: 2021-02-22 15:00:19 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:53 - ID:8812390
ABUJA, Feb 22 (MENA) - The Nigerian Government has said about $10 billion would be required to bridge the electricity distribution infrastructure deficit gap in the country. The government is looking at several sources for funding the power ....
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Italy's ambassador to DR Congo killed in attack
Date: 2021-02-22 12:37:22 GMT - Italy - Africa - SN:44 - ID:8811991
ROME, Feb 22 (MENA) - Italy's Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo Luca Attanasio and a Carabiniere, Vittorio Iacovacci, were killed Monday in an attack on their UN peacekeeping convoy traveling from Goma to Bukavu in the African country ....
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Landmine kills seven poll workers in Niger on day of historic runoff election
Date: 2021-02-21 21:47:52 GMT - Niger - Africa - SN:96 - ID:8811143
NIAMEY, Feb 21 (MENA) - Seven election workers were killed during Niger’s presidential vote on Sunday when their vehicle struck a landmine, a local official said, marring a day meant to usher in the country’s first democratic transition of power, ....
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OIC calls on Somali parties to resolve differences through dialogue
Date: 2021-02-21 13:02:12 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Africa - SN:58 - ID:8810271
JEDDAH, Feb 21 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has called on all Somali parties to end violence and escalation and resort to dialogue in the aftermath of clashes in the capital Mogadishu. A statement issued by OIC on Sunday ....
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Sudan's Central Bank: Government not to intervene in fixing exchange rates
Date: 2021-02-21 12:57:27 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:56 - ID:8810150
KHARTOUM, Feb 21 (MENA) – Governor of Sudan’s Central Bank Al Fatih Zeinelabedeine has said the government will not intervene in fixing foreign currency rate prices, but the bank will monitor developments in the foreign exchange markets after a ....
