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Niger president says cancellation of African debts not enough to face coronavirus repercussions
Date: 2020-06-23 09:51:53 GMT - Niger - Africa - SN:17 - ID:8480005
NIAMY, June 23 (MENA) – The president of Niger has called for financial support to face the coronvirus pandemic. Speaking during a meeting of the African Union (AU) via video conference Tuesday, Mahamadou Issoufou said any suspension of payment ....
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Sudan says prior agreement is essential before GERD filling
Date: 2020-06-22 21:15:29 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:63 - ID:8479735
KHARTOUM, June 22 (MENA) - Sudan's irrigation minister said that the Declaration of Principles signed between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia in 2015 asserted the importance of reaching an agreement before starting the filling of the the Grand Ethiopian ....
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Sudan repels Ethiopian attack in Qadarif
Date: 2020-06-22 20:32:28 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:59 - ID:8479739
KHARTOUM, June 22 (MENA) - The Sudanese army repelled on Monday an attack by Ethiopian forces on the Sudanese border city of Al Qadarif state. In a press statement, the Sudanese army said the Ethiopian attackers suffered heavy ....
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Mauritania confirms 166 new coronavirus infections
Date: 2020-06-17 19:25:09 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:64 - ID:8473514
NOUAKCHOTT, June 17 (MENA) - The Health Ministry announced 166 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, bringing the country's caseload to 2,223. Two new deaths were reported, said Director of the Health Directorate. With 54 new recoveries, ....
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Mauritanian defense min. urges int'l community to immediately stop fighting in Libya
Date: 2020-06-12 19:32:46 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:59 - ID:8467013
NOUAKCHOTT, June 12 (MENA) – Mauritanian Defense Minister Hanana Ould Sidi on Friday urged the international community to immediately stop fighting in Libya and reach a political solution for the country's crisis. This came during a video ....
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Beijing: Africa, China are friends; Nothing can change or damage this friendship
Date: 2020-06-12 17:57:04 GMT - China - Africa - SN:53 - ID:8466979
BEIJING, June 12 (MENA) – Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying said Africa and China are friends and, more importantly, comrades-in-arms. Nothing can change or damage this friendship In a press release on Friday commenting on US ....
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EU voices great concern over situation in South Sudan
Date: 2020-06-11 12:25:42 GMT - Belgium - Africa - SN:24 - ID:8465312
BRUSSELS, June 11 (MENA) – The European Union Thursday expressed great concern over political and inter-communal violence occurring in South Sudan and called for the implementation of the peace agreement. "The perpetuation of violence leading to ....
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US donates military trucks to Niger’s military to fight terrorism in Sahel
Date: 2020-06-10 14:44:25 GMT - Niger - Africa - SN:32 - ID:8463852
NIAMEY, June 10 (MENA) - Niger's defence minister Issoufou Katambe said that his country received 10 US military trucks and a logistics warehouse to fight terrorism in the African Sahel region. The trucks were donated by the United States to the ....
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Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza dies: government
Date: 2020-06-09 16:14:56 GMT - Burundi - Africa - SN:31 - ID:8463062
BUJUMBURA, June 9 (MENA) - Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza has died of heart failure, the government said Tuesday. "The Government of the Republic of Burundi announces with great sadness the unexpected death of His Excellency Pierre ....
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Sudan warns of filling GERD reservoir without agreement
Date: 2020-06-08 22:51:19 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:60 - ID:8462009
KHARTOUM, June 8 (MENA) - The Sudanese government has warned against filling the reservoir of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) before reaching an agreement between the three countries involved in the dam issue. Filling the dam's ....
