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Morocco's king proposes action-oriented initiative to deal with COVID-19 in Africa
Date: 2020-04-13 22:05:55 GMT - Morocco - Africa - SN:75 - ID:8394444
RABAT, April 13 (MENA) - Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Monday had phone conversations with Presidents Alassane Dramane Ouattara of Côte d'Ivoire and Macky Sall of Senegal on the measures adopted by Africa in the face of the coronavirus. The talks ....
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Nigeria seeks around 7 billion dollars in loans to face coronavirus
Date: 2020-04-12 11:01:49 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:26 - ID:8392247
ABUJA, April 12 (MENA) - Nigeria plans to raise as much as $6.9 billion from multilateral lenders to help fund efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus and counter its impact on Africa’s largest economy. The government will seek $3.4 billion ....
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7.6 million people in Sudan received humanitarian assistance in 2019
Date: 2020-04-10 15:59:54 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:53 - ID:8390520
KHARTOUM, April 10 (MENA) - In 2019, 7.6 million people across Sudan received humanitarian assistance provided by the United Nations and partners under the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP), according to the 2019 HRP Monitoring Report (January - ....
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5 soldiers killed, wounded in roadside bomb blast north Mali
Date: 2020-04-09 22:42:36 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:92 - ID:8389575
BAMAKO, April 9 (MENA) – Three personnel of the Malian army were killed Thursday in a roadside bomb attack in the north of Mali. Another two soldiers were wounded after the roadside bomb targeted the vehicle carrying the military personnel, the ....
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AFDB: Coronavirus provides further incentive to invest in health workers
Date: 2020-04-09 18:26:50 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:73 - ID:8389338
CAIRO, April 9 (MENA) - The African Development Bank (AFDB) has said that the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic provides further incentive to prioritize investments in health workers. The AFDB call comes as the global community celebrates and ....
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WFP warns of hunger crisis in Zimbabwe
Date: 2020-04-09 07:30:20 GMT - Zimbabwe - Africa - SN:9 - ID:8388330
HARARE, April 9 (MENA) - According to the World Food Programme (WFP), as COVID-19 takes hold, Zimbabwe's already severe climate- and recession-induced hunger crisis is becoming even more profound. “With most Zimbabweans already struggling to put ....
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AfDB unveils $10 billion response facility to curb COVID-19
Date: 2020-04-08 19:52:25 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:80 - ID:8388104
CAIRO, April 8 (MENA) - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Wednesday announced the creation of the COVID-19 Response Facility to assist regional member countries in fighting the pandemic. The facility is the latest measure taken by the ....
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AU Commission probes efforts to fight Covid-19 in Africa
Date: 2020-04-08 13:48:41 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:38 - ID:8387671
ADDIS ABABA, April 8 (MENA) - The African Union Commission under Chairperson Moussa Faki held on Wednesday a meeting via video-conference to follow up measures of fighting the coronavirus in Africa. Ambassador Namira Negm, the legal adviser to ....
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Sudan: Coronavirus suspected cases soar to 189
Date: 2020-04-06 15:19:27 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:48 - ID:8385034
KHARTOUM, April 6 (MENA) - Sudan's Ministry of Health has registered 24 new suspected coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of COVID-19 suspected cases placed in the country quarantines to 189. In a statement issued on Monday, the ministry ....
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‘Complete collapse of economies’ ahead as Africa battles COVID-19: UN
Date: 2020-04-05 17:07:19 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:65 - ID:8383879
LONDON, April 5 (MENA) - Countries across Africa face a “complete collapse of economies and livelihoods” unless the spread of coronavirus can be controlled, a UN official has warned. “We’ve been through a lot on the continent," The Independent ....
