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Floods claim 15 lives in Mali
Date: 2019-05-16 20:40:44 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:77 - ID:7944688
BAMAKO, May 16 (MENA) - Heavy floods claimed 15 lives Thursday in the Malian capital Bamako along with serious property damage, authorities said. A statement said the flooding claimed a "provisional toll" of 15 dead and two injured. "Teams are ....
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Establishing mechanism to settle disputes is vital goal of African Free Trade Area Agreement - AU
Date: 2019-05-16 13:26:35 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:43 - ID:7944082
CAIRO, May 16 (MENA) - Legal Counselor of the African Union (AU) Namira Negm stressed that establishing a dispute settlement mechanism is considered one of most important goals of the African Free Trade Area Agreement. Negm was addressing the ....
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UN asserts necessity of increasing humanitarian aid to Cameroon
Date: 2019-05-14 10:48:30 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:27 - ID:7940828
NEW YORK, May 14 (MENA) - Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock said 4.3 million people need humanitarian assistance across Cameroon, adding that it is a 30 per cent increase on last year and ....
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UNIDO mulls boosting Africa's food self-sufficiency
Date: 2019-05-13 19:26:29 GMT - Austria - Africa - SN:75 - ID:7940340
VIENNA, May 13 (MENA) - The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) presented its agri-business work related to Food Systems and Nutrition at the Global Food Innovation Summit in Milan, the UN-affiliated agency said in a ....
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Gunmen attack Catholic church in Burkina Faso; 6 killed
Date: 2019-05-12 18:54:28 GMT - Burkina Faso - Africa - SN:69 - ID:7938886
OUAGADOUGOU, May 12 (MENA) - Authorities said gunmen have attacked a Catholic church in Burkina Faso, killing a priest and five worshipers, ABC News reported. The attack on Sunday took place in Dablo, about 200 kilometers from the capital, ....
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Egypt seeks more cooperation with Ghana -- minister
Date: 2019-05-12 17:25:06 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:60 - ID:7938692
CAIRO, May 12 (MENA) - Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Omar Marwan discussed Sunday with Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana Aaron Mike Ocquaye means of boosting bilateral cooperation, especially in the parliamentary and legal fields. Marwan ....
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African media website to be launched soon
Date: 2019-05-12 13:37:36 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:47 - ID:7938412
CAIRO, May 12 (MENA) - The Supreme Council for Media Regulation has announced the launching of a new website on the African media community soon in response to calls by African trainees who participated in courses organized by the council. The ....
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Eight persons injured in Somalia blast
Date: 2019-05-11 14:24:34 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:33 - ID:7937264
MOGADISHU, May 11 (MENA) - At least 8 people have been wounded in a grenade explosion that took place in Bosaso, a port city in Somalia’s Puntland state. A witness said the blast was heard outside a court compound in the town, wounding eight, ....
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About 900 children taken away from vigilante group in Nigeria
Date: 2019-05-10 20:16:50 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:53 - ID:7936548
ABUJA, May 10 (MENA) - Nearly 900 children who were enlisted in a civilian defense militia in northeastern Nigeria have been officially separated from the group in accordance with a U.N. accord. The children had been part of a group that was ....
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Armed group releases 900 children in Nigeria
Date: 2019-05-10 11:57:01 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:21 - ID:7936040
GENEVA, May 10 (MENA) - A total of 894 children, including 106 girls, have been released from the ranks of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Maiduguri, north-east Nigeria, as part of its commitment to end and prevent the recruitment and use ....
