Africa

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  • Mauritania records 46 new coronavirus infections

    Date: 2020-07-15 20:53:02 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:73 - ID:8509710

    NOUAKCHOTT, July 15 (MENA) - The Mauritanian Health Ministry announced on Wednesday 46 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the caseload to 5,564. Director General of Public Health Sidi Ould Zahaf said 166 recoveries were ....

  • Sudanese team heads for Juba for security preparations

    Date: 2020-07-15 15:23:22 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:36 - ID:8509083

    KHARTOUM, July 15 (MENA) - Dhieu Matouk, a member of the South Sudan mediation team in the Sudanese peace negotiations, left Khartoum Wednesday for Juba to review security preparations to gear for inking a peace deal with the Sudanese government and ....

  • UNAMID concerned over violent acts in northern Darfur

    Date: 2020-07-14 22:09:10 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:65 - ID:8508431

    KHARTOUM, July 14 (MENA) - The African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) expressed grave concern over recent acts of violence in northern Darfur, which left many people dead and injured. In a statement released on Tuesday, ....

  • Government of N. Darfur’s state declares a state of emergency

    Date: 2020-07-13 21:39:55 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:70 - ID:8507117

    KHARTOUM, July 13 (MENA) -The security committee of North Darfur, representing the state’s government, headed by the governor, caretaker, Maj. Gen. Malik al-Tayeb Khojali, has declared state of emergency throughout the state from today until ....

  • Eritrea says treaty with Ethiopia didn't meet expectations

    Date: 2020-07-11 20:42:57 GMT - Eritrea - Africa - SN:52 - ID:8504421

    ASMARA, July 11 (MENA) - Eritrea's Information Ministry said a treaty that helped Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed earn the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 did not meet Eritrea's expectations. "Two years after the signing of the Peace Agreement, ....

  • Russian, African FMs reiterate importance of joint cooperation

    Date: 2020-07-09 14:21:40 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:44 - ID:8501893

    CAIRO, July 9 (MENA) - The foreign ministers of Egypt, Russia, South Africa and Democratic Republic of the Congo reiterated on Thursday the importance of enhancing cooperation between Russia and African partners. In a final communique issued ....

  • Mauritania records 63 new coronavirus infections

    Date: 2020-07-08 19:59:28 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:64 - ID:8501043

    NOUAKCHOTT, July 8 (MENA) - The Mauritanian Health Ministry announced 63 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, bringing the country's caseload to 5,087. Deaths from the killer virus have reached 137 till now, said a health official. With 50 ....

  • Lavrov: Russia-Africa summit in 2022 to be held on territory of African state

    Date: 2020-07-08 15:57:15 GMT - Russia - Africa - SN:41 - ID:8500565

    MOSCOW, July 8 (MENA) – The next Russia-Africa summit will be held in 2022 in of one of the African states, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday. “We agreed to prepare appropriate proposals that will allow us to start working ....

  • Africa’s growth stands to rebound to 3% in 2021, AfDB says

    Date: 2020-07-08 06:52:00 GMT - Cote d'Ivoire - Africa - SN:7 - ID:8499910

    ABIDJAN, July 8 (MENA) - Africa’s economic growth could rebound in 2021, provided that governments manage the COVID-19 infection rate well, according to updated forecasts from the African Development Bank. In a comprehensive socio-economic ....

  • AU urges Ethiopians to maintain calm, refrain from violent acts

    Date: 2020-07-03 12:34:47 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:30 - ID:8493833

    ADDIS ABABA, July 3 (MENA) - Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat called on all Ethiopians to refrain from acts that could further escalate the current situation. In a statement released by AU, Faki said he is ....

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