Africa

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  • African training program on internal water navigation kicks off in Ismailia

    Date: 2019-06-09 15:20:56 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:55 - ID:7972978

    ISMAILIA, Egypt, June 9 (MENA) - The African training program for the Nile Basin countries on internal water navigation kicked off Sunday under the sponsorship of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. Organized by the Ministry of Irrigation and Water ....

  • US army vehicle destroyed in mine explosion in Niger, no fatalities

    Date: 2019-06-09 13:04:09 GMT - Niger - Africa - SN:41 - ID:7972950

    NIAMEY, June 9 (MENA) - A US army vehicle was damaged in a mine explosion in western Niger, but there were no fatalities, the embassy and local security forces said on Sunday, the Daily Mail reported. The incident occurred in Ouallam in the ....

  • IOM appeals for USD 50 mln to help needy people in Ethiopia

    Date: 2019-06-09 08:27:41 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:15 - ID:7972507

    GENEVA, June 9 (MENA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is appealing to the international community for USD 50 million to continue offering lifesaving assistance to 1.5 million people in need in Ethiopia. Mass internal ....

  • Sudan releases 78 Ethiopian prisoners

    Date: 2019-06-08 11:03:44 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:15 - ID:7971667

    ADDIS ABABA, June 8 (MENA) - The Transitional Military Council of Sudan has released 78 Ethiopian prisoners, who have been jailed in Sudanese prisons for many years, New Business Ethiopia reported on Saturday. The released Ethiopian prisoners ....

  • CYFY Africa 2019 kicks off in Morocco

    Date: 2019-06-07 21:47:10 GMT - Morocco - Africa - SN:52 - ID:7971334

    TANGIER, Morocco, June 7 (MENA) - The Conference on Technology, Innovation, and Society (CYFY Africa 2019) kicked off on Friday in Tangiers, Morocco. Participants discussed during the first day of the event the importance of technology in the ....

  • Ethiopian PM arrives in Khartoum for mediation efforts

    Date: 2019-06-07 07:01:54 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:7 - ID:7970538

    KHARTOUM, June 7 (MENA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrived on Friday morning to the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, for mediation efforts aimed at resuming talks between the ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC) and the main opposition ....

  • UN aid chief warns of looming ‘horror’ as Somalia again faces famine

    Date: 2019-06-05 16:55:25 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:44 - ID:7969405

    NEW YORK, June 5 (MENA) – The top humanitarian official at the United Nations sounded the alarm on Wednesday about the looming risk of famine in the Horn of Africa because of drought, warning that more than five million people are threatened, mostly ....

  • Rebels kill 13 civilians in east Congo's Ebola zone

    Date: 2019-06-04 19:37:28 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:57 - ID:7968559

    KINSHASA, June 4 (MENA) - Thirteen Congolese civilians were killed in the country’s eastern Ebola zone in an attack by a group thought to be linked to Daesh, Euronews quoted a local official as saying on Tuesday. Insurgents from Allied Democratic ....

  • 53 African countries to partake in China-Africa Economic, Trade Expo

    Date: 2019-06-04 14:10:58 GMT - China - Africa - SN:37 - ID:7968215

    BEIJING, June 4 (MENA) - A total of 53 African countries confirmed plans to attend the first China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo scheduled for June 27-29 in central China's Hunan Province, a local official was quoted by Xinhua as saying on Tuesday. ....

  • AU legal counsel discusses rules of procedure for coming AU summit in Niger

    Date: 2019-06-03 08:51:46 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:13 - ID:7966559

    ADDIS ABABA, June 3 (MENA) - Ambassador Namira Negm, the Legal Counsel of the African Union, had talks on Monday with experts of the sub-regional organizations on the rules of procedure for the coming African summit, set for Niger in July. This ....

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