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China-Africa trade takes big hit from coronavirus in first half of 2020
Date: 2020-08-31 07:01:31 GMT - China - Africa - SN:11 - ID:8567870
BEIJING, Aug 31 (MENA) - Two-way trade between China and Africa fell 19.3 percent in the first half of the year to dlrs 82.37 billion as coronavirus ravaged economies and cut demand for commodities, according to a report published in South China ....
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Three-month state of emergency declared in Kassala
Date: 2020-08-29 22:52:28 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:61 - ID:8566612
KHARTOUM, Aug 29 (MENA) - A state of emergency was declared in Kassala state in eastern Sudan as of August 30. The three-month state of emergency can be renewed. A high-level government delegation visited Kassala on Friday under directives of ....
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Algerian FM holds talks in Bamako with Head of MINUSMA
Date: 2020-08-28 20:06:29 GMT - Algeria - Africa - SN:62 - ID:8565362
ALGIERS, Aug 28 (MENA) – Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum met on Friday in Bamako, with Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Multidimensional Stabilization Mission in Mali ....
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More security forces deployed in Sudan's Kassala after tribal clashes
Date: 2020-08-28 18:03:35 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:56 - ID:8565283
KHARTOUM, Aug 28 (MENA) – More security forces have been deployed in Kassala state in eastern Sudan, in the aftermath of the tribal clashes that took place during the past two days. The clashes resulted in civilian casualties and property ....
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Malian army kills 20 terrorists in northern region of Mopti
Date: 2020-08-27 22:48:29 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:64 - ID:8564480
BAMAKO, Aug 27 (MENA) - The Malian army announced on Thursday the killing of 20 terrorists in the northern region of Mopti after the militants attacked the area. In a statement, the army said clashes are still going on between the two sides, ....
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Mali junta says it has released ousted president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita
Date: 2020-08-27 17:53:37 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:48 - ID:8564324
BAMAKO, Aug 27 (MENA) - Mali's new military rulers said Thursday that former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who was detained during the country's coup on August 18, had been freed, France 24 reported. The announcement came on the eve of a ....
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AfDB chief Akinwumi Adesina re-elected for second term
Date: 2020-08-27 17:25:20 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:45 - ID:8564235
ABIDJAN, Aug 27 (MENA) - Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina has been re-elected to serve a second five-year term as President of the African Development Bank Group on Thursday, August 27, 2020 by the Board of Governors of the Bank. A globally renowned ....
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Former Mauritanian president banned from leaving country
Date: 2020-08-25 07:16:24 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:9 - ID:8560545
NOUAKCHOTT, Aug 25 (MENA) - The Mauritanian security agency on Tuesday decided banning former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz from leaving the country. According to the Mauritanian Al Sahara newspaper, authorities have issued instructions to ....
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Annual meetings of AfDB to be held virtually on Tuesday
Date: 2020-08-24 11:55:34 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:42 - ID:8559389
CAIRO, Aug 24 (MENA) - The Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) will take place virtually from 25 to 27 August 2020. The format of the meetings has been adapted to consider the physical constraints imposed by the COVID-19 ....
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Nigerian security clash with Biafra separatists turns deadly
Date: 2020-08-24 08:31:57 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:24 - ID:8559181
ABUJA, Aug 24 (MENA) - At least two people were killed in a clash between Nigerian state security officers and a group campaigning for the secession of a part of southeastern Nigeria formerly known as Biafra, The New York Times quoted security ....
