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Report: Over 300,000 could die from coronavirus in Africa
Date: 2020-04-17 21:58:48 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:67 - ID:8399870
WASHINGTON, April 17 (MENA) - A new report from the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) says that the continent of around 1.3 billion people could see as many as 300,000 deaths from the coronavirus in the best-case scenario. It says in the ....
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Coronavirus crisis may kill 300,000 Africans - UN body
Date: 2020-04-17 09:07:05 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:14 - ID:8398914
ADDIS ABABA, April 17 (MENA) - The coronavirus pandemic could kill 300,000 people in Africa this year, even with assertive government measures to limit social interactions, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for ....
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Malian army kills 3 terrorists in central the country
Date: 2020-04-15 05:25:22 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:1 - ID:8395876
BAMAKO, April 15 (MENA) - Malian Armed Forces announced killing three terrorists after clashes in central the country, Mali Radio reported. During the clashes, the Malian army seized an amount of weapons after fierce clashes with the ....
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IMF presents $166 million aid to Madagascar to face coronavirus
Date: 2020-04-14 09:54:16 GMT - Madagascar - Africa - SN:26 - ID:8394711
ANTANANARIVO, April 14 (MENA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced helping Madagascar with $165.99 million to face coronavirus. Madagascar took strict measures that affected its economy due to the rise in the number of coronavirus ....
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Morocco's king proposes action-oriented initiative to deal with COVID-19 in Africa
Date: 2020-04-13 22:05:55 GMT - Morocco - Africa - SN:75 - ID:8394444
RABAT, April 13 (MENA) - Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Monday had phone conversations with Presidents Alassane Dramane Ouattara of Côte d'Ivoire and Macky Sall of Senegal on the measures adopted by Africa in the face of the coronavirus. The talks ....
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Nigeria seeks around 7 billion dollars in loans to face coronavirus
Date: 2020-04-12 11:01:49 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:26 - ID:8392247
ABUJA, April 12 (MENA) - Nigeria plans to raise as much as $6.9 billion from multilateral lenders to help fund efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus and counter its impact on Africa’s largest economy. The government will seek $3.4 billion ....
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7.6 million people in Sudan received humanitarian assistance in 2019
Date: 2020-04-10 15:59:54 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:53 - ID:8390520
KHARTOUM, April 10 (MENA) - In 2019, 7.6 million people across Sudan received humanitarian assistance provided by the United Nations and partners under the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP), according to the 2019 HRP Monitoring Report (January - ....
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5 soldiers killed, wounded in roadside bomb blast north Mali
Date: 2020-04-09 22:42:36 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:92 - ID:8389575
BAMAKO, April 9 (MENA) – Three personnel of the Malian army were killed Thursday in a roadside bomb attack in the north of Mali. Another two soldiers were wounded after the roadside bomb targeted the vehicle carrying the military personnel, the ....
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AFDB: Coronavirus provides further incentive to invest in health workers
Date: 2020-04-09 18:26:50 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:73 - ID:8389338
CAIRO, April 9 (MENA) - The African Development Bank (AFDB) has said that the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic provides further incentive to prioritize investments in health workers. The AFDB call comes as the global community celebrates and ....
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WFP warns of hunger crisis in Zimbabwe
Date: 2020-04-09 07:30:20 GMT - Zimbabwe - Africa - SN:9 - ID:8388330
HARARE, April 9 (MENA) - According to the World Food Programme (WFP), as COVID-19 takes hold, Zimbabwe's already severe climate- and recession-induced hunger crisis is becoming even more profound. “With most Zimbabweans already struggling to put ....
