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AfDB chief Akinwumi Adesina re-elected for second term
Date: 2020-08-27 17:25:20 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:45 - ID:8564235
ABIDJAN, Aug 27 (MENA) - Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina has been re-elected to serve a second five-year term as President of the African Development Bank Group on Thursday, August 27, 2020 by the Board of Governors of the Bank. A globally renowned ....
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Former Mauritanian president banned from leaving country
Date: 2020-08-25 07:16:24 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:9 - ID:8560545
NOUAKCHOTT, Aug 25 (MENA) - The Mauritanian security agency on Tuesday decided banning former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz from leaving the country. According to the Mauritanian Al Sahara newspaper, authorities have issued instructions to ....
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Annual meetings of AfDB to be held virtually on Tuesday
Date: 2020-08-24 11:55:34 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:42 - ID:8559389
CAIRO, Aug 24 (MENA) - The Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) will take place virtually from 25 to 27 August 2020. The format of the meetings has been adapted to consider the physical constraints imposed by the COVID-19 ....
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Nigerian security clash with Biafra separatists turns deadly
Date: 2020-08-24 08:31:57 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:24 - ID:8559181
ABUJA, Aug 24 (MENA) - At least two people were killed in a clash between Nigerian state security officers and a group campaigning for the secession of a part of southeastern Nigeria formerly known as Biafra, The New York Times quoted security ....
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ECOWAS delegation ‘hopeful’ after meeting with Mali's military junta
Date: 2020-08-23 15:52:26 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:39 - ID:8558613
BAMAKO, Aug 23 (MENA) - A West African delegation visiting Mali to push for a speedy return to civilian rule following a coup said it was "very hopeful" on Saturday after meeting with the country's military junta and the president it ousted, France ....
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UNDP: Covid-19 pandemic increases extreme poverty in Côte d'Ivoire
Date: 2020-08-23 11:38:30 GMT - Cote d'Ivoire - Africa - SN:21 - ID:8558011
ABIDJAN, Aug 23 (MENA) - A study conducted recently by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) showed that the number of families lying below poverty lines in Côte d'Ivoire had increased by four times due to Coronavirus pandemic. The study, ....
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ADB supports Ghana's COVID-19 response plan with dlrs 69 million grant
Date: 2020-08-23 11:27:50 GMT - Cote d'Ivoire - Africa - SN:20 - ID:8558069
ABIDJAN, Aug 23 (MENA) - The African Development Bank (ADF) approved a dlrs 69 million grant to support Ghana’s efforts to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate its socio-economic impact on the nation, according to a statement issued by the bank ....
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Mali: Two new coronavirus cases registered, bringing total to 2,688
Date: 2020-08-22 09:59:56 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:24 - ID:8557010
BAMAKO, Aug 22 (MENA) - The Malian Health Ministry announced on Saturday that two new coronavirus cases have been registered, bringing the overall tally of infections in the West African country to 2,688. The ministry added that 11 cases have ....
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Russian amb. to Mali, military coup representatives discuss diplomats' security
Date: 2020-08-21 18:38:27 GMT - Russia - Africa - SN:50 - ID:8556512
MOSCOW, Aug 21 (MENA) – Russian Ambassador to Mali Igor Gromyko on Friday met with representatives of the military who took over the power in the country and discussed with them the security of the Russian diplomats, Sputnik quoted the embassy as ....
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OCHA: Gov’t, humanitarians continue to assist people affected by ongoing floods in Sudan
Date: 2020-08-21 16:37:46 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:44 - ID:8556396
KHARTOUM, Aug 21 (MENA) – Ongoing heavy rains and floods in Sudan since mid-July had affected over 263,000 in 17 of the country’s 18 states as of 19 August, according to the Government’s Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC). In a press release, the ....
