Africa

  • Service : English General
  • Category : Africa
  • Sudan reaches agreement with victims of USS Cole bombing

    Date: 2020-02-13 11:41:13 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:20 - ID:8310117

    KHARTOUM, Feb 13 (MENA) - An agreement has been reached between Sudan's transitional government and victims of the USS Cole Navy destroyer, the Sudanese Ministry of Justice said Thursday. The deal falls within the framework of Sudan's efforts to ....

  • UNGA president: Egypt made great contributions to Africa in 2019

    Date: 2020-02-11 21:56:26 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:81 - ID:8308149

    CAIRO, Feb 11 (MENA) - President of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Tijani Mohamed Pandey hailed the great contributions Egypt made during its chairmanship of the African Union (AU) for 2019. Interviewed by Al Ahram Editor in Chief Alaa Thabet on ....

  • UN calls for quick action to face rapidly expanding humanitarian crisis due to Desert Locust invasion in Africa

    Date: 2020-02-10 20:30:09 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:72 - ID:8306554

    NEW YORK, Feb 10 (MENA) - With the rainy season fast approaching, countries in the Horn of Africa are in a race against time to tackle Desert Locust invasion amidst ongoing humanitarian challenges, the United Nations warned on Monday. The ....

  • 3 states inks African Medicines Agency establishment treaty

    Date: 2020-02-10 19:54:58 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:71 - ID:8306390

    ADDIS ABABA, Feb 10 (MENA) - The republics of Guinea, Seychelles and Niger signed Monday the treaty for the establishment of the African Medicines Agency (AMA), increasing the number of signatories to 14 countries. The three states signed the ....

  • AU institutional reform plans achieve progress - official

    Date: 2020-02-10 11:23:27 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:35 - ID:8305465

    ADDIS ABABA, Feb 10 (MENA) - President Paul Kagame of Rwanda stressed on Monday that the African Union's institutional reform plans achieved tangible progress since they were put into effect in January 2017. Kagame said there is a consensus among ....

  • African leaders urge effective plans to end hunger, achieve food security

    Date: 2020-02-10 11:19:05 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:31 - ID:8305357

    ADDIS ABABA, Feb 10 (MENA) - African leaders called on Monday for adopting effective plans to end hunger and achieve food security in the African continent by 2025. President Andry Rajoelina of Madagascar, during a seminar held as part of the ....

  • Int'l organization urges African states to to fast-track economic transformation in line with Africa's Agenda 2063

    Date: 2020-02-10 10:47:11 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:28 - ID:8305298

    ADDIS ABABA, Feb 10 (MENA) - African leaders and international organizations, including the United Nations, the African Union and the African Development Bank, acknowledged the significant progress made in implementing Africa's Agenda 2063 and urged ....

  • Peace, security, institutional reform, Africa free trade zone tackled in AU summit closed session

    Date: 2020-02-09 14:12:56 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:48 - ID:8304440

    ADDIS ABABA, Feb 9 (MENA) - A closed session held following the inaugural session of the 33rd ordinary African Summit here on Sunday covered a number of key reports pertaining to the mechanism of action of the African Union and the union's ....

  • S. Africa president thanks Sisi for great efforts as AU president

    Date: 2020-02-09 13:58:19 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:45 - ID:8304374

    ADDIS ABABA, Feb 9 (MENA) - South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa Sunday thanked President Abdel Fattah El Sisi for the great efforts he exerted throughout his presidency of the African Union. In his speech after receiving the rotating ....

  • UN chief: We work on deepening partnership with AU on basis of mutual respect, cooperation

    Date: 2020-02-09 12:53:23 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:42 - ID:8304152

    ADDIS ABABA, Feb 9 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said Sunday that his organization has been working on deepening partnership with the African Union (AU) based on mutual respect and cooperation. Addressing the ....

Middle East News Agency © - designed and developed : GCSSD