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At least 293 people dead in Mozambique after Cyclone: UN
Date: 2019-03-23 10:06:34 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:15 - ID:7861385
NEW YORK, March 23 (MENA) - At least 293 people have died in Mozambique after a cyclone that led to catastrophic flooding, The New York Times reported, citing a statement by the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) ....
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UN Economic Commission for Africa: EU devours 31% of African exports from 2010 to 2017
Date: 2019-03-21 10:14:19 GMT - Morocco - Africa - SN:23 - ID:7858673
MARRAKESH, March 21 (MENA) - The UN Economic Commission for Africa said the European Union devoured about 31 percent of African exports from 2010 to 2017. The commission, in a report Thursday, said that the volume of foreign trade of African ....
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5 Burkina troops killed in separate blasts, security official
Date: 2019-03-18 20:31:57 GMT - Burkina Faso - Africa - SN:102 - ID:7854756
OUAGADOUGOU, March 18 (MENA) - Five members of the security forces were killed in roadside bomb attacks in eastern Burkina Faso at the weekend, Voice of America (VOA) reported on Monday. A policeman and a soldier were killed on Saturday when ....
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23 soldiers killed in Mali attack
Date: 2019-03-18 20:01:44 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:99 - ID:7854778
BAMAKO, March 18 (MENA) - Heavily armed men have attacked a military camp in central Mali, killing at least 23 soldiers, ABC News reported. The army said Monday the attack on Sunday, which is the most deadly against the army this year, took place ....
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Deputy Agriculture min. opens animal resources workshop
Date: 2019-03-18 16:00:35 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:80 - ID:7854155
CAIRO, March 18 (MENA) – Deputy Agriculture Minister for Animal Resources, Fisheries and Poultry Mona Mehrez on Monday inaugurated a workshop on animal resources. The workshop is organized by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization ....
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Ethiopians hold mass funeral ceremony for crash victims
Date: 2019-03-17 13:27:17 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:61 - ID:7852279
ADDIS ABABA, March 17 (MENA) - Thousands mourned on Sunday the Ethiopian plane crash victims, accompanying 17 empty caskets draped in the national flag through the streets of the capital as some victims' relatives fainted and fell to the ....
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Environment minister meets UNEP chief in Nairobi
Date: 2019-03-13 18:07:26 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:99 - ID:7846661
CAIRO, March 13 (MENA) - Minister of Environment Yasmin Fouad stressed Wednesday on the need to support an Egyptian initiative to link three major UN conventions on environment. The conventions are the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), ....
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Official stresses importance of holding African agricultural week in Egypt
Date: 2019-03-13 13:29:09 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:66 - ID:7846172
CAIRO, March 13 (MENA) - Holding the African Agricultural Scientific Week (AASW) in Egypt, in coordination with the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), has special importance, mainly in light of Egypt's presidency of the African ....
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Egypt supports economic, social transformation in Africa to achieve peoples' aspirations 2 last Cairo
Date: 2019-03-13 11:34:52 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:45 - ID:7845930
Minister Nassar also underlined the importance of enhancing unity among African states to face the problems of the continent. He said Egypt has floated its comprehensive vision for standing against challenges confronting Africa during the African ....
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Egypt supports economic, social transformation in Africa to achieve peoples' aspirations
Date: 2019-03-13 11:28:29 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:44 - ID:7845891
CAIRO, March 13 (MENA) - Minister of Trade and Industry Amr Nassar asserted that Egypt is supporting the economic and social transformation in Africa to achieve the aspirations of its peoples and move ahead towards realizing sustainable development ....
