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  • Russian amb. to Mali, military coup representatives discuss diplomats' security

    Date: 2020-08-21 18:38:27 GMT - Russia - Africa - SN:50 - ID:8556512

    MOSCOW, Aug 21 (MENA) – Russian Ambassador to Mali Igor Gromyko on Friday met with representatives of the military who took over the power in the country and discussed with them the security of the Russian diplomats, Sputnik quoted the embassy as ....

  • OCHA: Gov’t, humanitarians continue to assist people affected by ongoing floods in Sudan

    Date: 2020-08-21 16:37:46 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:44 - ID:8556396

    KHARTOUM, Aug 21 (MENA) – Ongoing heavy rains and floods in Sudan since mid-July had affected over 263,000 in 17 of the country’s 18 states as of 19 August, according to the Government’s Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC). In a press release, the ....

  • 3 dead, one wounded after flash floods in Mauritania

    Date: 2020-08-20 14:08:58 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:35 - ID:8555124

    NOUAKCHOTT, Aug 20 (MENA) - Three people were dead, one wounded after flash flooding hit southern provinces in Mauritania. Emergency Steering Committee said on Thursday that victims drowned after the falling of heavy rains and floods nearby West ....

  • UN Security Council condemns mutiny in Mali, urges soldiers to return to barracks

    Date: 2020-08-19 22:57:18 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:79 - ID:8554471

    NEW YORK, Aug 19 (MEN) - The United Nations Security Council condemned Wednesday a mutiny in Mali and urged soldiers involved to immediately release all government officials they had detained and return to their barracks without delay. After a ....

  • AU suspends Mali’s membership, demands release of deposed president

    Date: 2020-08-19 20:58:27 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:73 - ID:8554421

    ADDIS ABABA, Aug 19 (MENA) - The African Union (AU) has suspended Mali’s membership in response to the ouster by soldiers of its president and government in a coup, the AU Peace and Security Department announced Wednesday. “The African Union ....

  • UNSC to hold meeting over Mali crisis on Wednesday

    Date: 2020-08-18 23:08:40 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:98 - ID:8552929

    NEW YORK/BAMAKO, Aug 18 (MENA) - The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will hold emergency discussions on Mali Wednesday, a day after an apparent military coup in the crisis-torn West African country, Channels Television reported. The ....

  • Mali president and prime minister "arrested," mutiny leader says

    Date: 2020-08-18 20:49:05 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:83 - ID:8552851

    BAMAKO, Aug 18 (MENA) – Mutineering soldiers in Mali on Tuesday detained the country's president and prime minister, CBS News reported. The claim was made after mutinous soldiers surrounded the private residence of President Ibrahim Boubacar ....

  • Ethiopia’s defense minister, 9 senior officials dismissed

    Date: 2020-08-18 18:29:25 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:66 - ID:8552724

    ADDIS ABABA, Aug 18 (MENA) – Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has announced the removal of defense minister Lemma Megersa, who was replaced by Kene’a Yadeta. The Ethiopian news agency reported on Tuesday that nine senior officials, including ....

  • Somalia forces end rebel siege of Mogadishu hotel; 15 killed

    Date: 2020-08-17 07:32:01 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:13 - ID:8549941

    MOGADISHU, Aug 17 (MENA) - Somalia’s security forces have ended a nearly five-hour siege by extremists at a beachside hotel in Somalia’s capital, euronews reported quoting police and a government spokesman as saying. At least 15 people were ....

  • Impact of COVID-19 on African aviation and economies is worsening

    Date: 2020-08-15 14:19:41 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:35 - ID:8547915

    MONTREAL, Aug 15 (MENA) - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released new data indicating that the impact of COVID-19 on Africa’s aviation industry and economies has worsened sharply since the previous assessment in April. Job ....

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