Africa

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  • Eight Al-Shabaab militants killed in Somali army assault

    Date: 2021-02-06 11:57:06 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:27 - ID:8786137

    MOGADISHU, Feb 6 (MENA) - Somali forces killed eight al-Shabaab insurgents firing mortar rounds at a government delegation led by the country’s president and premier, local media reported Saturday. The al-Qaeda-affiliated insurgents fired at ....

  • Nigerian army controls camps of Daesh-linked militants

    Date: 2021-02-05 08:30:46 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:15 - ID:8784543

    ABUJA, Feb 5 (MENA) – The Nigerian army has taken control of several camps belonging to militants loyal to Daesh terrorist group as part of a month-long wide scale military operation launched in northeast Nigeria. The military operation left a ....

  • Kenyan leader says AfCFTA will boost African economies

    Date: 2021-02-04 09:08:54 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:20 - ID:8783108

    NAIROBI, Feb 4 (MENA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said the success of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will assist the continent in overcoming some of its pressing economic challenges, KBC channel reported. AfCFTA is ....

  • Mauritania reports 31 coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-02-03 20:03:30 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:89 - ID:8782754

    NOUAKCHOTT, Feb 3 (MENA) – Mauritania reported 31 new coronavirus cases in a span of 24 hours, bringing the caseload to 16,718, said the Mauritanian Ministry of Health on Wednesday. The ministry said in a statement that 15,851 patients have ....

  • 32 dead, five injured in Kasese five-car crash in Uganda

    Date: 2021-02-03 12:00:23 GMT - Uganda - Africa - SN:28 - ID:8781705

    KAMPALA, Feb 3 (MENA) - At least 32 people have been confirmed dead and five others seriously injured after a grisly accident involving five vehicles along Fort Portal-Kasese highway on Tuesday night, the Daily Monitor reported. The 9pm accident ....

  • Shoukry discusses GERD, next AU summit with AUC chief

    Date: 2021-01-31 19:01:00 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:72 - ID:8777585

    CAIRO, Jan 31 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki probed here on Sunday ways to promote mutual cooperation They also exchanged views on various issues of mutual concern, ....

  • Sudan’s DDR commissioner, EU ambassador discuss aspects of cooperation

    Date: 2021-01-28 16:13:28 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:44 - ID:8773807

    KHARTOUM, Jan 28 (MENA) – Commissioner General of Sudanese Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) L.t-Gen Abdel Rahman Abdel Hamid discussed with EU ambassador in Khartoum Robert van den Dool ways of cooperation between the two sides, ....

  • Sudan participates in Great Lakes Summit in Angola

    Date: 2021-01-28 15:57:53 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:43 - ID:8773660

    KHARTOUM, Jan 28 (MENA) - Member of the Sudanese Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) , Lt-General Ibrahim Jaber on Thursday left here for Angola to participate in the Mini-summit of the Great Lakes member states, Sudan News Agency (SUNA) ....

  • Mauritania reports 46 coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-01-27 19:46:08 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:67 - ID:8772717

    NOUAKCHOTT, Jan 27 (MENA) – Mauritania reported 46 new coronavirus cases in a span of 24 hours, bringing the caseload to 16,506, said the Mauritanian Ministry of Health on Wednesday. The ministry said in a statement that 15,491 patients have ....

  • Tanta University inks cooperation deal with University of Djibouti

    Date: 2021-01-27 17:39:34 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:57 - ID:8772321

    TANTA, Egypt, Jan 27 (MENA) - President of Tanta University Mahmoud Zaki signed Wednesday a mutual cooperation agreement with the University of Djibouti. Based on the deal, the two universities will work for establishing new colleges at the ....

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