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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 ....
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AfDB unveils $10 billion response facility to curb COVID-19
Date: 2020-04-08 19:52:25 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:80 - ID:8388104
CAIRO, April 8 (MENA) - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Wednesday announced the creation of the COVID-19 Response Facility to assist regional member countries in fighting the pandemic. The facility is the latest measure taken by the ....
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AU Commission probes efforts to fight Covid-19 in Africa
Date: 2020-04-08 13:48:41 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:38 - ID:8387671
ADDIS ABABA, April 8 (MENA) - The African Union Commission under Chairperson Moussa Faki held on Wednesday a meeting via video-conference to follow up measures of fighting the coronavirus in Africa. Ambassador Namira Negm, the legal adviser to ....
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Sudan: Coronavirus suspected cases soar to 189
Date: 2020-04-06 15:19:27 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:48 - ID:8385034
KHARTOUM, April 6 (MENA) - Sudan's Ministry of Health has registered 24 new suspected coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of COVID-19 suspected cases placed in the country quarantines to 189. In a statement issued on Monday, the ministry ....
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‘Complete collapse of economies’ ahead as Africa battles COVID-19: UN
Date: 2020-04-05 17:07:19 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:65 - ID:8383879
LONDON, April 5 (MENA) - Countries across Africa face a “complete collapse of economies and livelihoods” unless the spread of coronavirus can be controlled, a UN official has warned. “We’ve been through a lot on the continent," The Independent ....
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First Covid-19 case in South Sudan
Date: 2020-04-05 11:37:24 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:34 - ID:8383394
JUBA, April 5 (MENA) - South Sudan's authorities announced on Sunday the first case of Coronavirus contracted in the country. South Sudan's Vice President Riek Machar said the first case was for a 29-year-old woman who tested positive for the ....
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Senegal reports 15 new COVID-19 cases, total nearing 200
Date: 2020-04-02 22:09:01 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:79 - ID:8380529
DAKAR, April 2 (MENA) - The Senegalese ministry of health has reported 15 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the country's total confirmed cases to 190. The 15 were one imported case and 14 close contacts of earlier confirmed cases, Ministry of ....
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Number of hungry people spikes in Central Sahel as COVID-19 looms
Date: 2020-04-02 15:46:28 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:43 - ID:8380111
GENEVA, April 2 (MENA) - The humanitarian crisis in the Central Sahel region of Africa is spiraling out of control - with more than 5 million people facing severe food insecurity across the region, according to a new joint food security assessment ....
