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Mauritania records 63 new coronavirus infections
Date: 2020-07-08 19:59:28 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:64 - ID:8501043
NOUAKCHOTT, July 8 (MENA) - The Mauritanian Health Ministry announced 63 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, bringing the country's caseload to 5,087. Deaths from the killer virus have reached 137 till now, said a health official. With 50 ....
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Lavrov: Russia-Africa summit in 2022 to be held on territory of African state
Date: 2020-07-08 15:57:15 GMT - Russia - Africa - SN:41 - ID:8500565
MOSCOW, July 8 (MENA) – The next Russia-Africa summit will be held in 2022 in of one of the African states, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday. “We agreed to prepare appropriate proposals that will allow us to start working ....
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Africa’s growth stands to rebound to 3% in 2021, AfDB says
Date: 2020-07-08 06:52:00 GMT - Cote d'Ivoire - Africa - SN:7 - ID:8499910
ABIDJAN, July 8 (MENA) - Africa’s economic growth could rebound in 2021, provided that governments manage the COVID-19 infection rate well, according to updated forecasts from the African Development Bank. In a comprehensive socio-economic ....
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AU urges Ethiopians to maintain calm, refrain from violent acts
Date: 2020-07-03 12:34:47 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:30 - ID:8493833
ADDIS ABABA, July 3 (MENA) - Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat called on all Ethiopians to refrain from acts that could further escalate the current situation. In a statement released by AU, Faki said he is ....
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Mauritania records 109 new coronavirus infections
Date: 2020-07-01 21:32:57 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:74 - ID:8492045
NOUAKCHOTT, July 1 (MENA) - The Health Ministry announced 109 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, bringing the country's caseload to 4,472. Deaths from the killer virus have reached till now 129, said the director of the Health ....
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France and Sahel leaders hold summit on anti-jihad campaign
Date: 2020-06-30 17:17:13 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:45 - ID:8490273
NOUAKCHOTT, June 30 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron joined leaders from five West African countries on Tuesday to take stock of a new strategy to intensify the fight against jihadist insurgents in the Sahel, France 24 reported. Meeting ....
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Ethiopia reports 145 new coronavirus cases, 5 deaths
Date: 2020-06-27 21:56:10 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:55 - ID:8486402
ADDIS ABABA, June 27 (MENA) - Ethiopia confirmed five deaths and 145 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, pushing the total cases identified in the country to 5,570. In its daily update, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health also said 327 positive cases ....
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AU-sponsored GERD negotiations are last opportunity to settle issue, says expert
Date: 2020-06-27 12:43:33 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:25 - ID:8485636
CAIRO, June 27 (MENA) – Deputy Chairman of the Egyptian Center for Strategic Studies (ECSS) Mohamed Ibrahim has praised Egypt's recent approach to refer the issue of filling and operating the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) to the UN Security ....
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Army commanders of G5 Sahel discuss forming new anti-terror force
Date: 2020-06-25 07:38:11 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:9 - ID:8482577
NOUAKCHOTT, June 25 (MENA) - Army commanders of Africa's G5 Sahel conferred during an emergency meeting, via video conference, forming an anti-terror military force. In a statement on Wednesday, the Mauritanian army said that the Mauritanian ....
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Sudan briefs diplomatic missions on development in GERD talks
Date: 2020-06-24 21:48:48 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:71 - ID:8482425
KHARTOUM, June 24 (MENA) - Sudan's Irrigation and Water Resources Minister Yasser Abbas on Wednesday briefed the diplomatic missions in Khartoum on the course of Ethiopia's dam talks since the Declaration of Principles was signed in 2015, according ....
