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UN human rights chief expresses alarm as Ethiopia's Tigray conflict "risks spiralling out of control"
Date: 2020-11-13 12:08:32 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:30 - ID:8670575
JENEVA, Nov 13 (MENA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday expressed increasing alarm at the rapidly deteriorating situation in the Ethiopian region of Tigray, said a statement published by the OHCHR. She warned ....
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People of Ethiopia's Tigray risk displacement, UN says
Date: 2020-11-08 18:15:13 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:57 - ID:8663794
NEW YORK, Nov 8 (MENA) – Nine million people risk displacement from an escalating conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, the United Nations said, warning that the government’s declaration of a state of emergency was blocking food and other aid, ....
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Housing minister inspects Julius Nyerere hydro-power project in Tanzania
Date: 2020-11-07 18:51:51 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:45 - ID:8661857
CAIRO, Nov 7 (MENA) - Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities Assem El Gazzar inspected Saturday Julius Nyerere hydro-power dam and station under construction on the Rufiji River in Tanzania. Undertaken by a consortium of Egyptian ....
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Austria concerned over deteriorating situation in Ethiopia's Tigray
Date: 2020-11-07 17:45:14 GMT - Austria - Africa - SN:59 - ID:8662316
VIENNA, Nov 7 (MENA) - Austria expressed on Saturday its concern over the deteriorating situation in Ethiopia's Tigray region, the Austrian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. "Austria urges all parties to immediately de-escalate and enter ....
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Sudan's Gedaref State closes border with tensed Ethiopia
Date: 2020-11-07 08:15:58 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:22 - ID:8661319
KHARTOUM, Nov 7 (MENA) - The government of El Gedaref State, eastern Sudan, decided Saturday to close its border with Ethiopia's Tigray and Amhara regions in the wake of security tensions there. The decision to close is meant to prevent any harm ....
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Mauritania registers 27 new coronavirus
Date: 2020-11-07 01:25:24 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:2 - ID:8661145
NOUAKCHOTT, NOV 7 (MENA) - The Health Ministry said 27 new coronavirus infections were reported Friday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 7,804 cases. A statement issued by the Health Ministry and carried out by ....
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Provisional results show Alassane Ouattara re-elected president of Cote d'Ivoire
Date: 2020-11-03 08:36:41 GMT - Cote d'Ivoire - Africa - SN:18 - ID:8655487
ABIDJAN, Nov 3 (MENA) - Cote d'Ivoire's incumbent President Alassane Ouattara has won last Saturday's presidential election by obtaining over 94 percent of the vote, provisional results released Tuesday by the country's electoral commission ....
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Sudan's Constitutional Charter for Transitional Period amended, published in official gazette
Date: 2020-11-02 23:17:01 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:73 - ID:8655211
KHARTOUM, Nov 2 (MENA) - The Sudanese Ministry of Justice published on Monday the Constitutional Charter for the Transitional Period after it has been amended, via including the Juba Peace Agreement that was signed on October 3. Chairman of ....
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New Senegalese government formed
Date: 2020-11-01 22:23:20 GMT - Senegal - Africa - SN:75 - ID:8653687
DAKAR, Nov 1 (MENA) - Senegal’s President Macky Sall retained key allies, including the finance and economy ministers, as he announced a new cabinet Sunday, Bloomberg reported. Abodulaye Diallo retained the post of finance minister, according to ....
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Senegal's president sacks government
Date: 2020-10-31 22:41:40 GMT - Senegal - Africa - SN:106 - ID:8652340
DAKAR, Oct 31 (MENA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall dissolved the government on Saturday, according to the official Senegalese radio. New government will be formed on Sunday afternoon. (MENA) H M E/M N E ....
