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Botswana registers 1st suspected coronavirus case
Date: 2020-02-01 21:56:26 GMT - Botswana - Africa - SN:55 - ID:8294137
GABORONE, Feb 1 (MENA) - Botswana has registered its first suspected case of the deadly coronavirus. A person arriving from China aboard Ethiopian Airways showed symptoms consistent with the virus, according to Voice of America. Botswana's ....
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Egypt's economic reform program contributed to Africa's growth: AfDB official
Date: 2020-02-01 09:19:19 GMT - Cote d'Ivoire - Africa - SN:15 - ID:8293180
ABIDJAN, Feb 1 (MENA) - Egypt's economic reform program has largely supported growth rate across the African continent, said Director of the Macroeconomic Policy, Forecasting and Research Department at the African Development Bank (AfDB) Hanan ....
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Merkel to visit S.Africa, Angola in February
Date: 2020-01-31 13:58:13 GMT - Germany - Africa - SN:26 - ID:8292459
BERLIN, Jan 31 (MENA) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will embark on an African tour, including South Africa and Angola, slated for February 5 to 8, the German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said on Friday. Merkel will hold talks with ....
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Expert: President Sisi played major role in pushing up economic activities in Africa
Date: 2020-01-31 09:39:31 GMT - Cote d'Ivoire - Africa - SN:9 - ID:8292223
ABIDJAN, Jan 31 (MENA) - Deputy Chairman of the African Development Bank for Integration and Regional Development Khaled Sherif said on Friday that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has played a major role in pushing up economic activities in ....
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Egypt to host African Space Agency HQ
Date: 2020-01-29 18:52:58 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:65 - ID:8290306
CAIRO, Jan 29 (MENA) – Ghada Amer, technical adviser of the Egyptian Space Agency, said it has been agreed that Egypt would host the headquarters of the African Space Agency. Speaking at a forum on Wednesday, Amer pointed out that the ....
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Agriculture ministry taking all precautionary measures against locusts - spokesman
Date: 2020-01-28 08:33:13 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:16 - ID:8287701
CAIRO, Jan 28 (MENA) - Agriculture Ministry Spokesman Mohamed el Qirsh underlined the ministry is taking all needed precautionary measures against locusts since the beginning of the winter season amid mounting warnings by the UN's Food and ....
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Min. of public business sector visits Cameroon to discuss cooperation in wood industry
Date: 2020-01-27 10:08:34 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:22 - ID:8286149
CAIRO, Jan 27 (MENA) - Minister of Public Business Sector Hisham Tawfik visited Cameroon at the end of an African tour to discuss cooperation opportunities in the field of wood industry, his ministry said a statement on Monday. Tawfik and his ....
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20 soldiers killed in Mali attack, government says
Date: 2020-01-26 18:16:04 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:52 - ID:8285624
BAMAKO, Jan 26 (MENA)- About 20 soldiers were killed in a pre-dawn attack on an army camp in central Mali on Sunday, The New York Times quoted the government as saying. The identity of the attackers was not immediately clear. In a statement, the ....
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Mandela's granddaughter: visiting Egypt was my dream
Date: 2020-01-25 21:51:37 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:48 - ID:8284469
CAIRO, Jan 25 (MENA) - Ndileka Mandela, Nelson Mandela's granddaughter, expressed on Saturday her happiness for visiting Egypt for the first time and partaking in the Cairo Book Fair. Delivering a speech on her new book titled "I Am Ndileka: ....
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Moussa calls on AU for more participation in settling Libya issue
Date: 2020-01-21 12:56:18 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:44 - ID:8278750
DAVOS, Jan 21 (MENA) - Chairman of the African Union Commission's Panel of the Wise (PoW) Amr Moussa Tuesday said the African Union will tackle during the coming summit, slated for February 9, the need to have more African participation in settling ....
