Africa

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  • Sisi: Egypt eyes further cooperation with EBRD

    Date: 2019-11-23 15:03:49 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:27 - ID:8200615

    CAIRO, Nov 23 (MENA) - Egypt is looking forward to further cooperation with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said Saturday. Sisi made his remarks during a meeting with EBRD Chairman Sir ....

  • Egypt hosts 10th AU-YVC on Nov. 30

    Date: 2019-11-21 08:59:20 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:19 - ID:8197353

    CAIRO, Nov 21 (MENA) - The Ministry of Youth and Sports, in tandem with the African Union (AU) Commission, will host the tenth edition of the African Union Youth Volunteer Corps (AU-YVC) program. As many as 200 African young men and women will be ....

  • Burkina Faso police kill 18 terrorists

    Date: 2019-11-21 08:10:34 GMT - Burkina Faso - Africa - SN:16 - ID:8197325

    OUAGADOUGOU, Nov 21 (MENA) - Burkina Faso authorities said 18 terrorists were killed when they attempted to attack a police base northern the country, Business Standard reported on Thursday. "The attackers were repulsed thanks to a prompt ....

  • WFP: Humanitarian emergency strikes Africa's Central Sahel

    Date: 2019-11-19 12:21:55 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:45 - ID:8194535

    GENEVA, Nov 19 (MENA) - The World Food Program (WFP) on Tuesday raised alarm over what it described as a humanitarian emergency plaguing Central Sahel as a result of the ongoing conflicts between the armed groups, diplacements, hunger and ....

  • Merkel affirms importance of G20 CwA Initiative in serving peace issues

    Date: 2019-11-19 12:04:05 GMT - Germany - Africa - SN:39 - ID:8194386

    BERLIN, Nov 19 (MENA) - Chancellor Angela Merkel affirmed on Tuesday the importance of the G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) Initiative, in serving peace, migration and climate change issues. This came during an investment summit held on the ....

  • AU, ABA seal coop. deal on upholding rule of law

    Date: 2019-11-18 18:35:32 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:61 - ID:8192934

    CAIRO, Nov 18 (MENA) - The African Union (AU) Office of the Legal Counsel (OLC) Head Ambassador Namira Negm and American Bar Association (ABA) Executive Director Jack L. Rives signed a cooperation agreement on backing the AU rule of law ....

  • Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security kicks off

    Date: 2019-11-18 16:31:41 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:80 - ID:8193150

    DAKAR, Nov 18 (MENA)- The 6th session of Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security kicked off on Monday in the Senegalese capital, Dakar. The forum is being held in the presence of President of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, France's ....

  • EEC to send 17-company commercial mission to Senegal Monday

    Date: 2019-11-18 14:19:33 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:70 - ID:8193028

    CAIRO, Nov 18 (MENA) – The Engineering Export Council (EEC) is set to send a commercial mission to Senegal on November 25-29 with the participation of 17 companies. The council detailed in a statement on Monday that the companies operate in the ....

  • CwA summit kicks off in Berlin Tuesday

    Date: 2019-11-18 13:03:55 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:48 - ID:8192937

    BERLIN, Nov 18 (MENA) - The G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) summit will kick off in the German capital Berlin on Tuesday. The summit aims at boosting economic cooperation between Africa and the Group of 20 member-states through launching joint ....

  • Dakar hosts international forum on peace & security in Africa

    Date: 2019-11-18 08:41:11 GMT - Senegal - Africa - SN:12 - ID:8192338

    DAKAR, Nov 18 (MENA) - The Sixth Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa will kick off later in the day, with the participation of African and European officials, topped by French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe. The two-day ....

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