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AU to launch 9th dialogue on democracy & governance Thursday
Date: 2020-12-06 13:02:32 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:29 - ID:8700993
ADDIS ABABA, Dec 6 (MENA) – The African Union will hold a two-day dialogue Thursday on democracy, human rights and governance. This is the 9th such dialogue and it is set to tackle social, economic and political impacts of conflicts in ....
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Senegal reports 66 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2020-12-02 16:30:00 GMT - Senegal - Africa - SN:45 - ID:8696397
DAKAR, Dec 2 (MENA) - The Senegalese Ministry of Health and Social Action announced on Wednesday that 66 new coronavirus cases have been registered in the country, bringing the tally to 16,173. In a statement broadcast by the local Senegalese ....
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Egypt decries terrorist attack in Nigeria's Maiduguri
Date: 2020-11-29 22:49:14 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:71 - ID:8692474
CAIRO, Nov 29 (MENA) – Egypt has strongly condemned the heinous terrorist attack by suspected Boko Harram fighters on rice fields near the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Saturday. The attack left more than 100 farmworkers dead and ....
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African development bank grants Burundi 20 million dollars for food security
Date: 2020-11-29 11:55:12 GMT - Cote d'Ivoire - Africa - SN:26 - ID:8691647
ABIDJAN, Nov 29 (MENA) - The African Development Bank agreed to grant Burundi 20.55 million dollars to enhance food security for 2.7 million citizens in three northern provinces. The grant comes as part of a project aiming at backing sustainable ....
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UN humanitarian airlift for Ethiopia refugees lands in Khartoum
Date: 2020-11-28 15:52:39 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:30 - ID:8690826
KHARTOUM, Nov 28 (MENA) – An airplane loaded with humanitarian supplies for people fleeing violence in Ethiopia’s Tigray region has arrived in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, the UN refugee agency (UNCHR) said on Saturday, in an appeal for ....
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Sisi: Egypt to always support South Sudan's interests
Date: 2020-11-28 14:47:50 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:26 - ID:8690549
JUBA, Nov 28 (MENA) - Egypt will always remain a staunch supporter of the interests of the people of South Sudan, President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said on Saturday. Sisi made his remarks during a joint press conference with South Sudan's President ....
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UN: Ethiopian refugees in Sudan in dire need of support
Date: 2020-11-27 18:13:32 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:40 - ID:8689832
KHARTOUM, Nov 27 (MENA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has stressed refugees who arrived in Sudan coming from Ethiopia are in dire need of support and assistance of international agencies and the international community. ....
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Sudan's former PM Sadiq Al-Mahdi dies from coronavirus in UAE
Date: 2020-11-26 05:51:58 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:2 - ID:8687522
KHARTOUM, Nov 26 (MENA) - Leading Sudanese politician and former prime minister Sadiq al-Mahdi died from a coronavirus infection three weeks after being hospitalised in the United Arab Emirates, US News reported, quoting family sources and a party ....
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Mauritania registers 53 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2020-11-25 19:50:50 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:82 - ID:8687411
NOUAKCHOTT, Nov 25 (MENA) - The Health Ministry said 53 new coronavirus infections were reported over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 8,193 cases. Mauritania Radio quoted the Health Minister as ....
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AU announces launch of "Africa Mask Week" campaign
Date: 2020-11-24 07:30:55 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:15 - ID:8684576
ADDIS ABABA, Nov 24 (MENA) - The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has launched a campaign to encourage and increase consistent and proper mask-wearing across Africa. Dubbed Africa Mask Week, the campaign was launched ....
