Africa
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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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Trial of Sudan's Bashir adjourned till September 14
Date: 2019-09-07 14:48:45 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:29 - ID:8093846
KHARTOUM, Sept 7 (MENA) - A Sudanese court on Saturday put off the trial of ex-president Omar Al-Bashir to next Saturday. During the trial's fourth session, which was held at the Judicial and Legal Science Institute in Arkaweet neighborhood in ....
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Mauritania, African parliament review issues of common interest
Date: 2019-09-06 13:54:16 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:35 - ID:8092783
NOUAKCHOTT, Sept 6 (MENA) - Mauritanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed discussed on Friday with members of a high-level delegation from the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) various issues of common interest. The PAP's ....