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Lavrov: Trade exchange with African countries exceeds $20 bln
Date: 2019-09-02 13:57:11 GMT - Russia - Africa - SN:49 - ID:8087065
MOSCOW, Sept 2 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said trade exchange between Russian and the African countries jumped over 17 percent in 2018, exceeding $20 billion." Lavrov was delivering a speech on Monday at the Moscow State ....
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Ebola outbreak: Death toll tops 2,000 in DRC
Date: 2019-08-30 11:00:30 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:39 - ID:8083252
KINSHASA, Aug 30 (MENA) -The death toll in the Democratic Republic of Congo's largest ever Ebola outbreak has now surpassed 2,000 people, with few signs that it will soon be contained. The country has been fighting the highly contagious ....
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Japan to hold debt management workshops in 30 African countries: Abe
Date: 2019-08-29 08:10:42 GMT - Japan - Africa - SN:12 - ID:8081558
YOKOHAMA, Aug 29 (MENA) - Japan will hold workshops about public debt management in 30 African countries as a part of Japan's efforts to support development in the continent, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday. "Partner nations ....
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JETRO seeks restoring Africa's untapped investments via TICAD: head
Date: 2019-08-29 07:51:04 GMT - Japan - Africa - SN:11 - ID:8081513
YOKOHAMA, Aug 29 (MENA) - Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Chairman Nobuhiko Sasaki said on Thursday said that his organization seeks to restore un-utilized investment opportunities in the African continent through tapping into the Seventh ....
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More than 50 abducted in attack on northwest Nigerian village - residents
Date: 2019-08-29 07:48:16 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:10 - ID:8081523
ABUJA, Aug 29 (MENA) - More than 50 people, including pregnant women and children, were abducted in a raid on a village in northwest Nigeria, euronews reported Thursday. The attack on Wurma village in Katsina, northwest Nigeria, began around ....
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Japan vows to boost investment in Africa as leaders from continent gather
Date: 2019-08-28 08:48:08 GMT - Japan - Africa - SN:17 - ID:8080040
YOKOHAMA, Aug 28 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday renewed Tokyo's pledge to boost investment in Africa through the country's private sector in the hope of helping the continent's development, Kyodo reported. "The Japanese ....
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Former assistant FM highlights importance of TICAD 7
Date: 2019-08-26 14:09:01 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:64 - ID:8077398
CAIRO, Aug 26 (MENA) – Ambassador Mona Omar, former assistant foreign minister for African affairs, underscored the great importance of the 2019 Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), due to kick off on Wednesday. The ....
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina hosts African Union Simulation Model
Date: 2019-08-26 11:29:10 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:41 - ID:8077230
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Aug 26 (MENA) - The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) on Monday hosted a second session of "African Union Simulation Model". The session is organized by the BA's Public Relations and International Communications Department. It ....
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UN: Thousands of DR Congo refugees head home from Angola
Date: 2019-08-23 11:24:32 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:32 - ID:8073885
GENEVA, Aug 23 (MENA) - Some 8,500 refugees have spontaneously left the Lóvua settlement in Angola’s Lunda Norte province since August 18 with the intention of returning home to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) ....
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Angola praises signing of Uganda-Rwanda pact
Date: 2019-08-22 22:42:44 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:68 - ID:8073486
CAIRO, Aug 22 (MENA) – Angola’s Embassy in Cairo lauded on Thursday the agreement signed by Rwanda and Uganda to lower tensions between the two countries. The embassy said in a statement that the deal was inked thanks to great diplomatic efforts ....
