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Niger's C130 military aircraft return to service after $30 mln. renovation in US
Date: 2021-01-06 16:05:12 GMT - Niger - Africa - SN:44 - ID:8741541
NIAMEY, Jan 6 (MENA) - The Niger Armed Forces held Wednesday an official ceremony for the arrival of its C130 military transport aircraft after it had undergone a 30 million-dollar renovation in the US. The renovation was carried out as part of a ....
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Chinese firm invests dlrs 6 mn in citrus venture
Date: 2021-01-06 12:07:11 GMT - Zimbabwe - Africa - SN:27 - ID:8741090
HARARE, Jan 6 (MENA) - A Chinese organization, China Industrial International Group (CIIG) is investing dlrs six million towards the production of citrus seedlings, The Herald reported quoting CIIG chief executive Nie Haiyang as having said. The ....
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5 killed, 14 wounded in suicide attack in Somali capital
Date: 2021-01-02 16:46:05 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:37 - ID:8736469
MOGADISHU, Jan 2 (MENA) - A suicide bombing near the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on Saturday killed five people including two Turks, Turkish and Somali, ABC News reported. Al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group claimed responsibility for the ....
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Mauritania: Confirmed Covid-19 cases rise to 14,581
Date: 2021-01-02 08:13:29 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:12 - ID:8735736
NOUAKCHOTT, Jan 2 (MENA) - Mauritania's Ministry of Health on Saturday registered 217 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 14,581. The total number of recovered cases in the African country hit 11,652, while ....
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At least 25 killed by rebels in eastern Congo; some beheaded
Date: 2021-01-01 15:03:23 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:32 - ID:8735276
KINSHASA, Jan 1 (MENA) - At least 25 people were killed in an attack on New Year’s Eve by rebels in Congo’s eastern Beni territory, ABC News quoted local officials as saying on Friday. Farmers had gone to the fields in the village of Tingwe when ....
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Mauritania reports 202 coronavirus cases
Date: 2020-12-30 19:46:09 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:67 - ID:8733333
NOUAKCHOTT, Dec 30 (MENA) - Mauritania reported 202 new coronavirus cases in a span of 24 hours, bringing the caseload to 14,191, said the Mauritanian Ministry of Health on Wednesday. Director of Strategic Information at the Ministry Dr. Mohamed ....
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Chinese FM to embark on African tour next week
Date: 2020-12-30 15:37:59 GMT - China - Africa - SN:47 - ID:8732936
BEIJING, Dec 30 (MENA) - Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi is set to pay official visits to Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Botswana, Tanzania and Seychelles next week. Wang's African tour will last from ....
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More than 2.6 mn coronavirus cases across Africa
Date: 2020-12-27 08:13:26 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:15 - ID:8728142
ADDIS ABABA, Dec 27 (MENA) - Countries across Africa have reported more than 2.6 million coronavirus cases, with a continent-wide death toll of over 60,000, CNN reported quoting the Africa Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Africa CDC reported ....
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Sisi, Congolese counterpart discuss bilateral ties over phone
Date: 2020-12-26 16:24:16 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:40 - ID:8727615
CAIRO, Dec 26 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi stressed that Egypt will continue its support to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to consolidate security and stability in the sisterly African nation. During a phone call with Congolese ....
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Five UN peacekeepers killed, injured in Central African Republic ahead of national polls
Date: 2020-12-26 08:18:54 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:15 - ID:8726927
NEW YORK, Dec 26 (MENA) - Three UN peacekeepers have been killed and two others injured by unidentified combatants in the Central African Republic, the United Nations said. France 24 reported that this came as the country prepares for a general ....
