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WHO: Over 3.8 mln coronavirus cases confirmed in Africa
Date: 2021-02-20 19:02:55 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:67 - ID:8809302
GENEVA, Feb 20 (MENA) - The World Health Organization said more than 3.8 million coronavirus cases had been reported since the beginning of the pandemic till today. In a tweet on Saturday, WHO noted :"Over 3.8 million confirmed #COVID19 cases on ....
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Sudan: Statement of Ethiopian Foreign Ministry 'unforgivable insult'
Date: 2021-02-20 13:24:16 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:32 - ID:8808502
KHARTOUM, Feb 20 (MENA) - The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday said the statement of the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry carried an "unforgivable insult." The ministry has strongly criticized the statement issued by the Ethiopian ....
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UAE expresses grave concern over deteriorating situation in Somalia
Date: 2021-02-20 11:29:45 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Africa - SN:25 - ID:8808400
ABU DHABI, Feb 20 (MENA) - The UAE has expressed its grave concern over the deteriorating situation in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, as a result of ongoing violence and the excessive use of force against civilians, State's news agency WAM reported ....
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AUC head says looking forward to boosting coop. with IFC
Date: 2021-02-19 16:02:23 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:43 - ID:8807595
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 19 (MENA) - Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki Mahamat on Friday said that the African bloc looks forward to boosting cooperation with the newly appointed Managing Director of the International Finance ....
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Mauritania registers 25 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-02-17 21:04:14 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:91 - ID:8805087
NOUAKCHOTT, Feb 17 (MENA) - Mauritania reported 25 new coronavirus cases in a span of 24 hours, bringing the caseload to 17,041, the Ministry of Health said in a statement Wednesday. The statement added that 19 patients have recovered, bringing ....
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AU's mission to monitor presidential election in Niger
Date: 2021-02-17 10:03:39 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:18 - ID:8803864
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 17 (MENA) – Head of African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat announced dispatching a mission to monitor election within the framework of the 2nd round of the presidential election due on February 21 in Niger. In press ....
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Nigeria's Buhari nominates Bawa as EFCC chairman
Date: 2021-02-16 16:16:39 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:71 - ID:8802736
ABUJA, Feb 16 (MENA) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated AbdulRasheed Bawa as new substantive head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This came in Buhari’s letter of nomination sent to the Nigerian Senate for ....
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Chad to send 1,200 soldiers to help fight terrorism in Sahel triangle
Date: 2021-02-16 14:21:16 GMT - Chad - Africa - SN:58 - ID:8802643
N'DJAMENA, Feb 16 (MENA) - President of Chad Idriss Deby said his country sent 1,200 troops to help tackle militants who occupied parts of territory in the West African Sahel region. Heads of state of Niger, Mali, Chad, Burkina Faso and ....
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Afreximbank congratulates Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as WTO's first African leader
Date: 2021-02-15 21:06:35 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:78 - ID:8801496
CAIRO, Feb 15 (MENA) - The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) congratulated Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her appointment as director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO). In a cable to Okonjo-Iweala, the bank said that she is ....
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AU pledges support for Guinea in fight against new Ebola outbreak
Date: 2021-02-15 16:55:28 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:57 - ID:8801085
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 15 (MENA) - Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) affirmed its support for the government of Guinea in the fight against the new Ebola virus disease outbreak in N’Zerekore Prefecture. In a statement ....
