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Ukraine reports 14,580 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2020-11-21 11:56:33 GMT - Ukraine - Africa - SN:27 - ID:8680873
KYIV, Nov 21 (MENA) - Ukraine has reported 612,665 COVID-19 cases, including 14,580 new coronavirus cases recorded in past 24 hours, Ukrinform reported on Saturday. "As many as 14,580 new COVID-19 cases were registered in Ukraine in the past 24 ....
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37 killed in clashes between Uganda's security forces, protests
Date: 2020-11-20 15:28:23 GMT - Uganda - Africa - SN:44 - ID:8680104
KAMPALA, Nov 20 (MENA) - At least 37 people have been killed in two days of violent clashes between Ugandan security forces and supporters of detained opposition leader Bobi Wine, police said Friday, as tensions flared two months before a ....
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UN official calls on North African countries to work together for post-COVID-19 economic recovery
Date: 2020-11-19 09:57:49 GMT - Morocco - Africa - SN:19 - ID:8678284
RABAT, Nov 19 (MENA) - Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Vera Songwe called on North African countries to work together to achieve a stronger and faster economic recovery following COVID-19. “North Africa is the most ....
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South Africa's president: We attracted $ 6 bn to support coronavirus-hit sectors
Date: 2020-11-19 09:20:31 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:17 - ID:8678203
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 19 (MENA) - South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that his country attracted investments worth USD 6 billion to support coronavirus-hit sectors. Those investments were directed into the most-affected sectors, ....
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ICRC warns of crisis on escalating fighting in Tigray, northern Ethiopia
Date: 2020-11-18 20:10:25 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:89 - ID:8677761
GENEVA, Nov 18 (MENA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned that escalating fighting in Tigray and northern Ethiopia has triggered immense suffering and risks spiraling into a wider humanitarian crisis. The ICRC said in a ....
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Sudan: 30,000 Ethiopian refugees flee Tigray armed conflict
Date: 2020-11-18 19:14:33 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:86 - ID:8677839
KHARTOUM, Nov 18 (MENA) - Sudan needs more support to meet the growing influx of Ethiopian refugees, who topped 30,000 so far, affirming the aid organization’s readiness to offer support in response to the humanitarian situation at refugee camps, ....
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Electricity, housing ministers to witness Rufiji River's course change in Tanzania
Date: 2020-11-18 10:24:19 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:37 - ID:8676845
CAIRO, Nov 18 (MENA) - Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker and Minister Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities Essam el-Gazzar will participate Wednesday in a celebration marking modification of Rufiji River's ....
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Putin instructs military to sign agreement on Russian navy's logistics center in Sudan
Date: 2020-11-16 19:27:16 GMT - Russia - Africa - SN:67 - ID:8674989
MOSCOW, Nov 16 (MENA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the Russian Defense Ministry to sign an agreement with Sudan on the creation of a logistics center for the Russian Navy there, Sputnik reported on Monday. "To accept the ....
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UNCHR: Number of Ethiopian refugees in Kasala and Gadarif states tops 24,944
Date: 2020-11-15 11:13:56 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:24 - ID:8672789
KHARTOUM, Nov 15 (MENA) - The number of Ethiopian refugees who arrived in the ٍ Sudanese states of Gedaref and Kassala as a result of the ongoing war in the Tigry region has amounted to 24,944 refugees, SUNA reported Sunday. The Refugees ....
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Angolan amb. thanks President Sisi for anti-coronavirus support
Date: 2020-11-14 14:34:08 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:36 - ID:8671708
CAIRO, Nov 14 (MENA) - Ambassador of Angola in Cairo Nelson Cosmi thanked President Abdel Fattah El Sisi for Egypt's biological safety assistance, which supported the Angolan government's anti-COVID-19 efforts. Cosmi extended his thanks during a ....
