Africa

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  • 17 killed in US airstrike on suspected Daesh targets in Libya

    Date: 2019-09-27 17:54:08 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:54 - ID:8121703

    WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (MENA) - A US military airstrike killed 17 people allegedly affiliated with Daesh in southwest Libya, the military announced Friday—the third strike against militants there this month, The Time reported. The strike was ....

  • Ethiopia, Sudan probe fostering bilateral economic relations

    Date: 2019-09-27 11:12:02 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:37 - ID:8121146

    ADDIS ABABA, Sept 27 (MENA) - The 5th Ethiopian-Sudanese Joint Economic Conference aimed at developing economic relations between the two countries was held in Addis Ababa. The conference also aims at playing a fundamental role in establishing ....

  • Italy allocates USD 70 mln for supporting Sudan

    Date: 2019-09-23 10:50:19 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:23 - ID:8115157

    KHARTOUM, Sept 23 (MENA) - Italian Ambassador to Sudan Fabrizio Lobasso said Rome has allocated around USD 70 million for establishing a number of projects in the country over the coming three years. In statements to the Sudanese daily paper Al ....

  • Death toll from Liberian school fire rises to 30

    Date: 2019-09-19 08:06:53 GMT - Liberia - Africa - SN:13 - ID:8110187

    MONROVIA, Sept 19 (MENA) - The death toll from a fire that erupted in a Liberian school Wednesday rose to 30. The cause of the blaze is yet to be determined, said a spokesman for the police Thursday. "The kids were learning the Koran when the ....

  • Minister calls for increased cultural interaction among African peoples

    Date: 2019-09-18 22:49:50 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:78 - ID:8110018

    CAIRO, Sept 18 (MENA) - Culture Minister Enas Abdel Dayem asserted that the Pan-African Forum for the Culture of Peace, which kicked off in Angola on Wednesday, is a precious opportunity for increasing cultural interaction among the African peoples ....

  • CRTEAN says final draft of space bill to be endorse by end of 2019

    Date: 2019-09-18 11:41:11 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:35 - ID:8108929

    CAIRO, Sept 18 (MENA) - Director General of the Regional Center for Remote Sensing of North Africa States (CRTEAN) Hadi Gashut said Wednesday that a final draft of the space bill will be endorsed by the end of this year. The bill has been ....

  • AU condemns deadly attack on Burundian peacekeepers in Somalia

    Date: 2019-09-17 15:06:17 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:58 - ID:8107894

    ADDIS ABABA, Sept 17 (MENA) - The African Union on Tuesday condemned a recent deadly attack on a contingent from Burundi of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) that led to a number of casualties, Radio Shabelle reported. Moussa Faki ....

  • EU provides € 700,000 to help those affected by floods in Sudan

    Date: 2019-09-15 14:56:48 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:43 - ID:8104623

    KHARTOUM, Sept 1 5 (MENA) - The European Union (EU) on Sunday provided €700,000 in humanitarian aid to thousands of people affected by recent floods in Sudan, the Sudan daily reported. “The torrential rains in Sudan have caused widespread ....

  • UN calls for funding G5 Sahel Joint Forces to combat terrorism

    Date: 2019-09-15 10:54:15 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:19 - ID:8104355

    NOUAKCHOTT, Sept 15 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has again pushed for the U.N. to help fund a regional counter-insurgency force in the Sahel, warning “we are not winning the war against terrorism” in the region. “I ....

  • Civilians killed in two deadly attacks in northern Burkina Faso

    Date: 2019-09-09 06:08:41 GMT - Burkina Faso - Africa - SN:9 - ID:8095837

    OUAGADOUGOU, Sept 9 (MENA) - At least 29 people were killed in Burkina Faso's troubled north on Sunday after a food convoy and a transport truck were attacked, France 24 reported Monday. A "terrorist" attack on the convoy killed 14 civilians, ....

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