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Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala appointed as WTO director-general
Date: 2021-02-15 16:11:48 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:56 - ID:8801041
GENEVA, Feb 15 (MENA) - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was confirmed as director-general of the World Trade Organization on Monday, becoming the first woman and the first African to lead the global trade body, CNN reported. Okonjo-Iweala was appointed by ....
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Nigeria's president calls for calm after clashes
Date: 2021-02-15 16:07:37 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:53 - ID:8800895
ABUJA, Feb 15 (MENA) - Nigeria's president appealed for calm on Sunday following reports of intercommunal violence between ethnic groups at a market in the southwestern state of Oyo, according to US News. President Muhammadu Buhari appealed on ....
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AfCFTA chief criticizes Africa’s over-reliance on exporting primary commodities
Date: 2021-02-14 16:57:02 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:75 - ID:8799315
ADDIS ABABA, Deb 14 (MENA) - Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Wamkele Mene said on Sunday that Africa’s over-reliance on exporting primary commodities is detrimental to its economic development and undermines its ....
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AfDB, WHO reaffirm commitment to supporting S. Sudan's healthcare system
Date: 2021-02-13 16:20:02 GMT - Cote d'Ivoire - Africa - SN:40 - ID:8797502
JUBA, Feb 13 (MENA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Health Organization (WHO) asserted the need for cooperation with South Sudan to support its healthcare system. In a joint statement on the occasion of laying the foundation ....
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Explosive device goes off near Somali parliament
Date: 2021-02-13 09:00:08 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:9 - ID:8796977
MOGADISHU, Feb 13 (MENA) - An explosive device went off on Saturday near the Somali parliament followed by a fire shooting, reported Radio Shabelle. No further details were available. (MENA) A S E/ ....
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UNICEF: Children in Tigray in acute need of protection and assistance
Date: 2021-02-12 13:09:10 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:33 - ID:8796139
GENEVA, Feb 12 (MENA) - As more supplies and emergency personnel reach crisis-affected people in Tigray, an incomplete but troubling picture is emerging of severe and ongoing harm to children, the United Nations children's agency (UNICEF) said in a ....
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Egypt partakes in 24th Conference of OIE Regional Commission for Africa
Date: 2021-02-09 18:02:02 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:76 - ID:8791774
CAIRO, Feb 9 (MENA) - The Egyptian Agriculture Ministry participated in the 24th Conference of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Regional Commission for Africa, which kicked off virtually on Tuesday runs till Thursday. The ....
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South Africa suspends rollout of Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine
Date: 2021-02-08 08:40:25 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:22 - ID:8789027
PRETORIA, Feb 8 (MENA) - South Africa on Sunday said it would suspend its rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after initial trials showed "disappointing" results against the B.1.351 variant of COVID-19, Duetsche Welle reported. The country ....
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S. Africa hands over AU chairmanship to DR Congo
Date: 2021-02-06 17:44:47 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:52 - ID:8786837
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 6 (MENA) - South Africa on Saturday handed over the chairmanship of the African Union (AU) to DR Congo. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa officially handed over the AU chairmanship to Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi ....
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Algeria calls for boosting continental, global solidarity against Covid-19
Date: 2021-02-06 16:29:18 GMT - Algeria - Africa - SN:47 - ID:8786607
ALGIERS, Feb 6 (MENA) - Algerian Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad called Saturday for boosting continental and global solidarity and for joining efforts against the Covid-19 pandemic. Addressing the African Union 34th summit, which kicked off ....
