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WHO, EIB announce joint efforts to combat coronavirus
Date: 2020-05-01 18:36:42 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:52 - ID:8417040
GENEVA, May 1 (MENA) - The World Health Organization and the European Investment Bank will boost cooperation to strengthen public health, supply of essential equipment, training and hygiene investment in countries most vulnerable to the COVID-19 ....
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COVID-19: Humanitarian air deliveries to Africa ramped up with dispatch from UN's new cargo hub in Belgium
Date: 2020-05-01 15:23:11 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:40 - ID:8416808
GENEVA, May 1 (MENA) - The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has kick-started a network of global logistics hubs that will support the entire aid community and ensure the delivery of vital medical and humanitarian supplies to developing ....
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African trade fair postponed due to COVID-19, says Afreximbank
Date: 2020-05-01 04:42:45 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:1 - ID:8416194
CAIRO, May 1 (MENA) - In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the African Union (AU) and the Government of Rwanda have decided to postpone by one year the second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2020) initially ....
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Senegal records 51 new cases of coronavirus
Date: 2020-04-30 15:23:21 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:50 - ID:8415671
DAKAR, April 30 (MENA) - Senegal has recorded 51 new coronavirus cases while 19 patients have recovered of the killer virus. The total infections in the African country now stands at 933 since the first case was discovered on March 2. Some 334 ....
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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 ....
