Africa
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Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia to hold virtual meeting on Tuesday
Date: 2020-06-08 22:05:19 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:56 - ID:8462008
KHARTOUM, June 8 (MENA) - Sudanese Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Yasser Abbas invited on Monday his Egyptian and Ethiopian counterparts; Mohamed Abdel Ati and Seleshi Bekele respectively, to continue talks on the Grand Ethiopian ....
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UN says eastern Congo fighting has killed 1,300 civilians
Date: 2020-06-05 14:14:33 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:38 - ID:8457925
GENEVA, June 5 (MENA) - Various conflicts involving armed groups and government forces in Congo have killed more than 1,300 civilians in the past eight months and violence has surged in recent weeks in eastern provinces, the United Nations High ....
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Mali reports 35 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2020-06-03 20:30:58 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:72 - ID:8455764
BAMAKO, June 3 (MENA) - The Health Ministry reported on Wednesday 35 new coronavirus cases, taking the country's caseload to 1,386. So far, 79 citizens have died of the virus while 788 have recovered. (MENA) M G E/S R E ....
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Malian army repels terror attack in central the country
Date: 2020-06-01 05:11:42 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:1 - ID:8451784
BAMAKO, June 1 (MENA) - Malian army announced on Monday that it has repelled a terrorist attack on central the country. In a statement released by the Malian Radio, the Army said it has been attacked by terrorist groups in Mopti province in ....
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15 people killed in attack in northern Burkina Faso
Date: 2020-05-30 19:40:08 GMT - Burkina Faso - Africa - SN:49 - ID:8450419
OUAGADOUGOU, May 30 (MENA)- Extremists killed at least 15 people, including children, in an attack on a group of traders traveling between towns in northern Burkina Faso, the government said Saturday. The victims of Friday's attack in Loroum ....
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Mauritania reports 24 new coronavirus infections
Date: 2020-05-27 22:31:56 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:67 - ID:8447519
NOUAKCHOTT, May 27 (MENA) - The Health Ministry recorded on Wednesday 24 new coronavirus infections and three new deaths. The new figure brings to 292 the caseload in the country, the ministry said. So far, 15 cases have recovered. Death ....
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Mali reports 18 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2020-05-27 21:02:43 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:62 - ID:8447499
BAMAKO, May 27 (MENA) - The Health Ministry reported on Wednesday 18 new coronavirus cases, taking the country's caseload to 1,077. So far, 70 citizens have died of the virus while 617 have recovered. (MENA) S R E ....
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Senegal: 92 new coronavirus cases reported
Date: 2020-05-27 18:50:18 GMT - Senegal - Africa - SN:50 - ID:8447337
DAKAR, May 27 (MENA) - The Senegalese Ministry of Health and Social Action announced on Wednesday that 92 new coronavirus cases have been registered in the country. In a statement broadcast by the local Senegalese radio, the ministry added that ....
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UNHCR: Refugees struggle to survive as economic impact of COVID-19 worsens in East, Horn, Great Lakes of Africa
Date: 2020-05-26 12:16:14 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:34 - ID:8445962
GENEVA, May 26 (MENA) - Refugees in urban areas across the East, Horn and Great Lakes region of Africa are struggling to meet their most basic needs as the economic impact of COVID-19 begins to take hold, UNHCR spokesman Charlie Yaxley said on ....
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China to continue to stand firmly with African countries, says envoy on Africa Day
Date: 2020-05-26 06:32:42 GMT - China - Africa - SN:9 - ID:8445626
BEIJING, May 26 (MENA) - China's permanent representative to the United Nations Zhang Jun, said on Africa Day that China will continue to stand firmly with African brothers and sisters. "China will continue to stand firmly with African brothers ....