Africa

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  • Agriculture ministry takes part in regional workshop to improve veterinary services in Africa

    Date: 2020-09-24 12:46:18 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:34 - ID:8600965

    CAIRO, Sept 24 (MENA) - The African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) held a regional workshop Thursday to draw up a map to promote animal services in North Africa. The workshop, held via videoconferencing, was attended ....

  • Mauritania records 22 new Covid 19 cases

    Date: 2020-09-23 22:40:57 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:82 - ID:8600511

    NOUAKCHOTT, Sept 23 (MENA) - The Mauritanian Health Ministry announced on Wednesday 22 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, to bring total infections to 7,425. The ministry said 17 recoveries were reported, upping the total recovered ....

  • DUP, SPLM ink MoU on backing transition stage in Sudan

    Date: 2020-09-23 21:30:31 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:79 - ID:8600487

    CAIRO, Sept 23 (MENA) - Sudanese Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Chairman Mohamed Osman al-Mirghani and Leader of the Sudanese people Liberation Movement (SPLM) Arco Manawi signed Wednesday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) reiterating full ....

  • Former Mali defense minister named interim president

    Date: 2020-09-21 17:27:44 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:53 - ID:8597286

    BAMAKO, Sept 21 (MENA) – Former Malian defense minister and retired colonel Ba N'Daou was named interim president on Monday, DW reported. If all goes according to the military leadership's plans, he would oversee an 18-month transition period ....

  • UNCHR receives dlrs 1.47m contribution from Denmark to support refugees in Uganda

    Date: 2020-09-20 07:41:16 GMT - Uganda - Africa - SN:15 - ID:8595078

    KAMPALA, Sept 20 (MENA) - The UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has received DKK 10 million (about dlrs 1.47 million) from Denmark to provide protection and humanitarian assistance to refugees in Uganda in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Home to ....

  • Ten Chad soldiers killed in Boko Haram ambush

    Date: 2020-09-20 07:18:14 GMT - Chad - Africa - SN:10 - ID:8595047

    N'DJAMINA, Sept 20 (MENA) - Ten Chadian soldiers were killed while attacking a base of the Boko Haram group in the Lake Chad region, The Guardian reported, quoting the province’s secretary-general. Seven soldiers were also injured in Thursday’s ....

  • Egypt affirms full support to Mali people's aspiration for peace

    Date: 2020-09-19 11:20:44 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:18 - ID:8594146

    ADDIS ABABA, Sept 19 (MENA) - Egypt's Permanent Representative to the African Union (AU) Ambassador Osama Abdel Khalek on Saturday affirmed Egypt's full solidarity and support to the aspirations of Mali people towards achieving peace and ....

  • Kenyan cargo plane crashes at airport in Mogadishu

    Date: 2020-09-19 09:20:07 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:14 - ID:8594005

    MOGADISHU, Sept 19 (MENA) - Witnesses say a cargo plane has crashed at the international airport in Somalia's capital, ABC News reported on Saturday. There was no immediate confirmation of any casualties. Photos posted from the scene show the ....

  • Mauritania confirms 13 new COVID-19 cases, total rises to 7,332

    Date: 2020-09-16 20:33:13 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:82 - ID:8591083

    NOUAKCHOTT, Sept 16 (MENA) - The Mauritanian health ministry announced Wednesday that 13 new cases of COVID-19 had been registered after conducting 233 tests. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 7,332, the ministry added in a ....

  • Sudan's TSC member commends Egypt's leading role in Africa

    Date: 2020-09-16 17:12:36 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:66 - ID:8590827

    KHARTOUM, Sept 16 (MENA) - Egypt plays a leading role at the African and regional level throughout history, Member of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council Siddig Tawer said Wednesday. Siddig, who doubles as Deputy Chairman of the Supreme ....

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