Africa

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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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • Sudan’s army continues advancement inside Al Fashaqa bordering Ethiopia

    Date: 2020-12-19 15:21:38 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:48 - ID:8718560

    KHARTOUM, Dec 19 (MENA) - The Sudanese Armed Forces continued its progress on the frontlines inside Al Fashaqa, bordering Ethiopia, to restore usurped lands and stationed on international lines, according to the agreements of the year 1902, while it ....

  • DRC delegation visits Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution

    Date: 2020-12-17 17:58:16 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:53 - ID:8716387

    CAIRO, Dec 17 (MENA) – A delegation from Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) paid a visit on Thursday to the Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding (CCCPA) as part of their visit to Egypt ahead of DRC ....

  • OIC slams terrorist attack in Niger

    Date: 2020-12-15 16:12:11 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Africa - SN:44 - ID:8713417

    RIYADH, Dec 15 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has strongly condemned a terrorist attack in southeastern Niger, which left 27 people killed and several others wounded. In a press release on Tuesday, OIC Secretary-General ....

  • Gunmen attack school in northwestern Nigeria, hold number of hostages

    Date: 2020-12-13 09:53:45 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:17 - ID:8710055

    ABUJA, Dec 13 (MENA) - Hundreds of students are feared missing after gunmen raided a secondary school in Katsina state, north-western Nigeria, Russia Today reported. The military located the gunmen's hideout, Katsina state officials said in a ....

  • IMF asks Zambia to re-draft economic policy in return for funding

    Date: 2020-12-10 08:46:39 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:14 - ID:8706465

    WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (MENA) - The International Monetary Fund has called on Zambia to re-draft economic policy to make its public debt more sustainable, after the copper-rich country requested IMF funding for reforms. Zambia, which has seen its ....

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