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Nigeria bans entry for travelers from 13 countries over coronavirus fears
Date: 2020-03-18 16:20:21 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:61 - ID:8359755
ABUJA, March 18 (MENA) - Nigeria is restricting entry into the country for travelers from 13 countries, including the US and UK, as it announced five new cases Wednesday, CNN reported. The restriction will apply to travelers from countries with ....
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African countries move swiftly to head off coronavirus spread
Date: 2020-03-18 11:36:20 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:34 - ID:8359152
LONDON, March 19 (MENA) - Many African states are taking earlier action than Europe to suppress coronavirus in an effort to stamp out a disease that may be impossible to control if it takes hold in countries with crowded informal settlements and ....
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FM delivers Sisi's message to Burundian president on GERD developments
Date: 2020-03-17 14:53:51 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:54 - ID:8357981
CAIRO, March 17 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Tuesday delivered a message from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza on the latest developments in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) file. The ....
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CAR confirms 1st coronavirus case: WHO
Date: 2020-03-15 10:49:49 GMT - Central African Republic - Africa - SN:22 - ID:8354279
BANGUI, March 15 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said that the Central African Republic (CAR) on Saturday confirmed its first case of the coronavirus, a 74-year-old Italian who had recently been in Milan, according to the National Post ....
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1st coronavirus case confirmed in Mauritania
Date: 2020-03-14 07:11:40 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:10 - ID:8352741
NOUAKCHOTT, March 14 (MENA) - Mauritania's Minister of Health Nazir Ould Hamid confirmed the first case of novel coronavirus in the country. In a statement broadcast by the state TV, the minister added that a foreigner has tested positive for ....
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Ethiopia confirms its first case of coronavirus
Date: 2020-03-13 14:37:20 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:47 - ID:8352221
ADDIS ABABA, March 13 (MENA) - Ethiopia has confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus, the country's public health institute said on Friday, according to US News. Takele Uma Banti, the mayor of the capital Addis Ababa, tweeted that a ....
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Ghana confirms its first cases of coronavirus
Date: 2020-03-13 11:19:45 GMT - Ghana - Africa - SN:30 - ID:8351872
ACCRA, March 13 (MENA) - Ghana confirmed its first cases of coronavirus on Friday. Ghana’s health ministry said its two cases were people who had returned recently from Norway and Turkey. “These are imported cases of COVID-19. Both patients ....
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First coronavirus case detected in Kenya
Date: 2020-03-13 08:46:51 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:17 - ID:8351684
NAIROBI, March 13 (MENA) - Kenya announced on Friday the first case of coronavirus in the country. Kenyan Minister of Health Mutahi Kagwe explained at a press conference that the discovered case had traveled to Kenya from the US and was detected ....
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S. Korea to delay rotation of troops in South Sudan over virus concerns
Date: 2020-03-12 08:00:22 GMT - south korea - Africa - SN:11 - ID:8350305
SEOUL, March 12 (MENA) - South Korea has decided to delay the rotational deployment of a new peace-keeping contingent of troops to South Sudan over concerns about the coronavirus outbreak, Yonhap quoted military officials as saying Thursday. The ....
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AU chief urges reaching consensus formula for GERD
Date: 2020-03-06 15:16:26 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:48 - ID:8342280
KHARTOUM, March 6 (MENA) - Chairman of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki has called for reaching a consensus formula for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Asked about the current deadlock in negotiations between Egypt, ....
