Africa

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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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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, ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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, ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • Ethiopia, EU sign agreement to reduce disaster risks

    Date: 2019-05-09 17:36:59 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:65 - ID:7935402

    ADDIS ABABA, May 9 (MENA) - Ethiopia and the European Union (EU) signed an agreement under which it will finance a disaster risk reduction program, Africa''s Ministry of Finance reported on Thursday. The EU will spend 33 million Euros during the ....

  • UN honors 180 Egyptian peacekeepers in DR Congo

    Date: 2019-05-08 16:04:26 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:59 - ID:7933907

    CAIRO, May 8 (MENA) – The UN honored Wednesday 180 Egyptian peacekeepers for their efforts to maintain security in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The honorees are part of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic ....

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