Africa

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  • 6 killed after heavy rains hit DR Congo's capital

    Date: 2019-10-10 08:50:11 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:9 - ID:8138574

    KINSHASA, Oct 10 (MENA) - Six people were killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo after torrential rains hit the capital Kinshasa, flooding several neighborhoods, Dhaka Tribune reported, quoting a local official. Five people were killed in ....

  • EgyptAir hosts meetings of AFRAA cargo committee

    Date: 2019-10-08 10:08:57 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:21 - ID:8135585

    CAIRO, Oct 8 (MENA) - EgyptAir Cargo on Tuesday hosted meetings of the cargo committee of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA). EgyptAir Cargo plays a pivotal role in the exchange of information among flag carriers of AFRAA member states, ....

  • Egypt, Tanzania ministers confer on means to boost electricity cooperation

    Date: 2019-10-07 12:21:44 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:50 - ID:8134430

    CAIRO, Oct 7 (MENA) - Minister of Electricity Mohamed Shaker conferred with Tanzanian Minister of Energy Medard Matogolo Kalemani and his accompanying delegation on means to boost cooperation to harness Africa's enormous hydroelectric ....

  • Rwandan security forces kill 19 assailants after deadly national park attack

    Date: 2019-10-07 08:12:18 GMT - Rwanda - Africa - SN:14 - ID:8133930

    KIGALI, Oct 7 (MENA) - Rwandan security forces have killed 19 people who were part of a group that carried out a deadly attack in a tourist hub in the north parts of the country on Friday, Euronews quoted a police spokesman as saying. The ....

  • OCHA: Dlrs 20.3 million needed to fight cholera in Sudan

    Date: 2019-10-04 16:04:17 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:38 - ID:8131168

    KHARTOUM, Oct 4 (MENA) - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that humanitarian partners have developed a cholera readiness and response plan and are seeking dlrs 20.3 million for the next three ....

  • New EU amb. arrives in Sudan

    Date: 2019-10-03 10:07:55 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:19 - ID:8129195

    KHARTOUM, Oct 3 (MENA) - Ambassador Robert van den Dool, arrived in Sudan on Thursday to assume his post as the new European Union Ambassador and head of Delegation of the European Union to Sudan. Robert van den Dool is a 54 years old diplomat ....

  • Sudan's Burhan affirms necessity to enhance security, stability in North Darfur

    Date: 2019-10-02 16:30:35 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:71 - ID:8128241

    KHARTOUM, Oct 2 (MENA) - Head of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan stressed on Wednesday the necessity of fostering security and stability in North Darfur, western Sudan. The sovereignty council will continue to support all ....

  • 25 Malian soldiers killed in attacks on army camps

    Date: 2019-10-02 05:41:02 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:6 - ID:8127400

    BAMAKO, Oct 2 (MENA) - Twenty-five Malian soldiers have been killed and 60 are missing after attacks on two army camps in central Mali, the government said in a statement. The toll is among the highest suffered by Malian forces this year, ....

  • Kenya police kill 3 suspected fighters after attack warning

    Date: 2019-10-01 18:45:15 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:63 - ID:8127182

    NAIROBI, Oct 1 (MENA) - Police in Kenya say a counterterrorism task force has foiled an extremist attack by killing three suspected fighters and recovering bomb-making material and military uniforms, ABC News reported. A police report dated ....

  • US airstrikes kill 10 Somali militants after troops thwart Al-Shabaab attack on airfield

    Date: 2019-10-01 09:12:45 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:11 - ID:8126072

    WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (MENA) - The US military partnered by Somali forces have killed 10 militants and destroyed a vehicle following an attack on a base where US special forces trained Somali commandos, Sputnik news agency quoted a statement by the US ....

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