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Mali reports 58 new infections of coronavirus
Date: 2020-04-29 20:10:31 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:70 - ID:8414729
BAMAKO, April 29 (MENA) - The Health Ministry confirmed 58 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases to 482. The ministry said recoveries reached 129 while deaths stand at 25. Mali reported its first ....
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Attack kills at least a dozen in central Mali
Date: 2020-04-24 07:41:30 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:8 - ID:8407728
BAMAKO, April 24 (MENA) - At least twelve people have been killed in an attack on several villages in central Mali, France 24 reported Friday, quoting a local official as saying. Alleged Fulani gunmen attacked several villages near the town of ....
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UNICEF in MENA appeals for $93 m to help children in region
Date: 2020-04-20 21:47:28 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:62 - ID:8403408
NEW YORK, April 20 (MENA) - UNICEF in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) region is appealing today for $92.4 million to be able to continue its response activities across the region in support of combating COVID-19. In a statement on ....
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UNHCR steps up efforts in West, Central Africa amid coronavirus outbreak
Date: 2020-04-19 21:39:20 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:65 - ID:8402206
GENEVA, April 19 (MENA) - UNHCR staff and governments are working around the clock to protect millions of vulnerable people facing a renewed risk from the combined effects of conflict and the coronavirus pandemic across West and Central Africa, ....
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Health minister appointed member at African fund to confront Covid-19: Official
Date: 2020-04-18 12:06:46 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:24 - ID:8400377
ADDIS ABABA, April 18 (MENA) - Legal Counsel of the African Union Namira Negm announced on Saturday the appointment of Egyptian Health Minister Hala Zayed as member at the board of the African fund to confront the novel coronavirus (Covid-19). In ....
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Nigerian president’s chief of staff dies of COVID-19
Date: 2020-04-18 06:51:43 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:6 - ID:8399923
ABUJA, April 18 (MENA) - Abba Kyari, one of the closest advisers to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, died Friday after contracting the novel coronavirus, becoming the highest-profile casualty of the virus in Africa’s biggest economy, Bloomberg ....
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Report: Over 300,000 could die from coronavirus in Africa
Date: 2020-04-17 21:58:48 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:67 - ID:8399870
WASHINGTON, April 17 (MENA) - A new report from the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) says that the continent of around 1.3 billion people could see as many as 300,000 deaths from the coronavirus in the best-case scenario. It says in the ....
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Coronavirus crisis may kill 300,000 Africans - UN body
Date: 2020-04-17 09:07:05 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:14 - ID:8398914
ADDIS ABABA, April 17 (MENA) - The coronavirus pandemic could kill 300,000 people in Africa this year, even with assertive government measures to limit social interactions, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for ....
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Malian army kills 3 terrorists in central the country
Date: 2020-04-15 05:25:22 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:1 - ID:8395876
BAMAKO, April 15 (MENA) - Malian Armed Forces announced killing three terrorists after clashes in central the country, Mali Radio reported. During the clashes, the Malian army seized an amount of weapons after fierce clashes with the ....
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IMF presents $166 million aid to Madagascar to face coronavirus
Date: 2020-04-14 09:54:16 GMT - Madagascar - Africa - SN:26 - ID:8394711
ANTANANARIVO, April 14 (MENA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced helping Madagascar with $165.99 million to face coronavirus. Madagascar took strict measures that affected its economy due to the rise in the number of coronavirus ....
