Africa

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  • Azhar urges African countries to unite to curb Covid-19

    Date: 2020-05-25 17:42:30 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:56 - ID:8445363

    CAIRO, May 25 (MENA) – Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb has greeted all African people on the 57th anniversary of Africa Day, which falls on May 25. In a statement issued on this occasion on Monday, he stressed Azhar's commitment to play its ....

  • WHO: Over 110,900 coronavirus cases reported in Africa

    Date: 2020-05-25 14:15:22 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:32 - ID:8445165

    LONDON, May 25 (MENA) - More than 110,900 people have so far tested positive for the coronavirus across Africa, the Guardian newspaper quoted the World Health Organization’s office for the continent as saying on Monday. More than 14 weeks after ....

  • Sudan stresses importance of achieving all parties' interests on GERD

    Date: 2020-05-19 21:52:31 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:55 - ID:8439227

    KHARTOUM, May 19 (MENA) - The Sudanese Security and Defense Council (SDC) has underlined the importance of achieving the interests of all parties and preserving regional security as regards the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), SUNA news ....

  • Africa’s coronavirus cases exceed 66,000, says WHO

    Date: 2020-05-12 14:46:07 GMT - Republic of the Congo - Africa - SN:45 - ID:8429989

    BRAZZAVILLE, May 12 (MENA) - The number of coronavirus cases in African countries has reached 66,119, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa said on Tuesday, TASS news agency reported. The WHO added that 23,095 patients ....

  • Afreximbank cancels 2020 annual meeting’s side events in Sharm El Sheikh due to coronavirus pandemic

    Date: 2020-05-12 07:02:14 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:6 - ID:8429184

    CAIRO, May 12 (MENA) - Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has made a decision to cancel the series of events which were set to take place in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, around its 27th Annual General Meeting and ....

  • Senegal records 11th death from coronavirus, 58 new patients

    Date: 2020-05-05 15:43:52 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:29 - ID:8421699

    DAKAR, May 5 (MENA) - Senegal on Tuesday recorded its 11th death from the novel coronavirus, PanaPress reported. The Senegalese Ministry of Health and Social Action also announced 58 newly confirmed cases of the disease, bringing to 1,329 the ....

  • WHO, EIB announce joint efforts to combat coronavirus

    Date: 2020-05-01 18:36:42 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:52 - ID:8417040

    GENEVA, May 1 (MENA) - The World Health Organization and the European Investment Bank will boost cooperation to strengthen public health, supply of essential equipment, training and hygiene investment in countries most vulnerable to the COVID-19 ....

  • COVID-19: Humanitarian air deliveries to Africa ramped up with dispatch from UN's new cargo hub in Belgium

    Date: 2020-05-01 15:23:11 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:40 - ID:8416808

    GENEVA, May 1 (MENA) - The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has kick-started a network of global logistics hubs that will support the entire aid community and ensure the delivery of vital medical and humanitarian supplies to developing ....

  • African trade fair postponed due to COVID-19, says Afreximbank

    Date: 2020-05-01 04:42:45 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:1 - ID:8416194

    CAIRO, May 1 (MENA) - In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the African Union (AU) and the Government of Rwanda have decided to postpone by one year the second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2020) initially ....

  • Senegal records 51 new cases of coronavirus

    Date: 2020-04-30 15:23:21 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:50 - ID:8415671

    DAKAR, April 30 (MENA) - Senegal has recorded 51 new coronavirus cases while 19 patients have recovered of the killer virus. The total infections in the African country now stands at 933 since the first case was discovered on March 2. Some 334 ....

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