Africa

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  • Mauritania reports 229 coronavirus cases

    Date: 2020-12-09 21:10:59 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:71 - ID:8706236

    NOUAKCHOTT, Dec 9 (MENA) - Mauritania reported 229 new coronavirus cases in a span of 24 hours, bringing the caseload to 10,105, said the Mauritanian Ministry of Health on Wednesday. Director of Strategic Information at the Ministry Dr. Mohamed ....

  • Ten African countries participate in training course on drug control

    Date: 2020-12-08 15:38:04 GMT - Austria - Africa - SN:57 - ID:8704356

    VIENNA, Dec 8 (MENA) - Security leaders from ten African countries have participated in a training course organized by the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) to promote compliance with the three international agreements on combating drugs. ....

  • Implementation of AfCFTA deal key recommendation of AU summit - AU legal counsel

    Date: 2020-12-07 18:05:39 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:48 - ID:8702903

    CAIRO, Dec 7 (MENA) - Legal Counsel of the African Union Namira Negm said Monday one of the most important outcomes of the AU virtual extraordinary summit in South Africa is the Johannesburg Declaration on the commencement of the free trade movement ....

  • Agriculture Ministry partakes in ASBP meetings

    Date: 2020-12-07 09:03:50 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:20 - ID:8701999

    CAIRO, Dec 7 (MENA) - The Agriculture Ministry. represented by the central administration for seed testing and certification, took part in the meetings of the steering committee of the African Seed and Biotechnology Program (ASBP) via video ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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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