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First Covid-19 case in South Sudan
Date: 2020-04-05 11:37:24 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:34 - ID:8383394
JUBA, April 5 (MENA) - South Sudan's authorities announced on Sunday the first case of Coronavirus contracted in the country. South Sudan's Vice President Riek Machar said the first case was for a 29-year-old woman who tested positive for the ....
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Senegal reports 15 new COVID-19 cases, total nearing 200
Date: 2020-04-02 22:09:01 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:79 - ID:8380529
DAKAR, April 2 (MENA) - The Senegalese ministry of health has reported 15 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the country's total confirmed cases to 190. The 15 were one imported case and 14 close contacts of earlier confirmed cases, Ministry of ....
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Number of hungry people spikes in Central Sahel as COVID-19 looms
Date: 2020-04-02 15:46:28 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:43 - ID:8380111
GENEVA, April 2 (MENA) - The humanitarian crisis in the Central Sahel region of Africa is spiraling out of control - with more than 5 million people facing severe food insecurity across the region, according to a new joint food security assessment ....
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African finance ministers: Urgent need for $100bn to face COVID-19
Date: 2020-04-01 16:34:37 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:42 - ID:8378543
ADDIS ABABA, April 1 (MENA) - African ministers of finance held on Wednesday a second virtual meeting against the backdrop of rising COVID-19 cases in Africa. The meeting was hosted by Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) ....
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IGAD virtual summit coordinates anti-coronavirus efforts
Date: 2020-03-30 20:47:50 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:76 - ID:8376265
KHARTOUM, March 30 (MENA) - Sudanese Prime Minister and Chairperson of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Abdalla Hamdok chaired on Monday a virtual summit on means of combating the coronavirus. The summit - held via video ....
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Kenya confirms first coronavirus death
Date: 2020-03-26 21:53:59 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:101 - ID:8371439
NAIROBI, March 26 (MENA) - Kenya confirmed its first coronavirus death on Thursday, government spokesman Cyrus Oguna said, without providing further details, The New York Times reported. Earlier on Thursday, the ministry of health reported three ....
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Senegal declares state of emergency over COVID-19
Date: 2020-03-23 21:27:23 GMT - Senegal - Africa - SN:88 - ID:8367061
DAKAR, March 23 (MENA) - Senegalese President Mack Sall declared a state of emergency nationwide within the framework of confronting the coronavirus (COVID-19). In a TV address, the president said the decision was prompted by swift development of ....
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Boko Haram terrorist leader killed in Niger
Date: 2020-03-20 07:49:59 GMT - Niger - Africa - SN:15 - ID:8361985
NIAMEY, March 20 (MENA) - The Ministry of Defense announced on Friday the murder of a leader in Boko Haram terrorist group in a security operation in southeastern the country. According to a statement by the ministry that was broadcast by France ....
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Senegal shuts down mosques in capital
Date: 2020-03-20 07:15:16 GMT - Senegal - Africa - SN:10 - ID:8361931
DAKAR, March 20 (MENA) - The Senegalese Interior Ministry on Friday decided to shut down mosques in the capital Dakar until further notice. A statement by the ministry, that was broadcast by the Senegalese radio, said that the decision was taken ....
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Congolese president receives message from Sisi on GERD file
Date: 2020-03-19 21:40:05 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:115 - ID:8361799
CAIRO, March 19 (MENA) – Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi on Thursday received a message from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on the recent developments in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) file. The message ....
