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Kenyan president: Africa has potential to meet energy needs with renewable resources
Date: 2023-09-04 15:43:31 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:44 - ID:10329179
NAIROBI, Sept 4 (MENA) - Kenyan President William Ruto expressed confidence that Africa has the potential to meet all energy needs with renewable resources and help other regions achieve the same, The Star newspaper reported. Ruto was speaking on ....
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South Africa says inquiry found no evidence of arms shipment to Russia
Date: 2023-09-04 06:54:37 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:8 - ID:10328268
PRETORIA, Sept 4 (MENA) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday that an independent inquiry has found no evidence that a Russian ship had collected weapons from the country late last year destined for Russia, the Independent Online ....
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Nigeria mulls G20 membership
Date: 2023-09-04 06:38:15 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:7 - ID:10328226
ABUJA, Sept 4 (MENA) - Nigeria considers applying to become a member of the G20 bloc of major economies after consultations on the risks and benefits, the president's spokesperson has said. President Bola Tinubu will leave Abuja Monday to attend ....
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Guterres urges African youths to rally efforts for climate resilience
Date: 2023-09-03 10:35:56 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:26 - ID:10327213
NEW YORK, Sept 3 (MENA) - UN Secretary General António Guterres’has called on African youth to rally efforts meant to deal with challenges posed by climate change, according to the UN media center. "The passion and determination of young people ....
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Burkina Faso president meets with Russian delegation led by deputy defense minister
Date: 2023-09-01 11:01:29 GMT - Burkina Faso - Africa - SN:28 - ID:10324692
OUAGADOUGOU, Sept 1 (MENA) - The president of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traore, met with the Russian delegation led by Russian Deputy Defense Minister Col. Gen. Yunus-Bek Yevkurov in the capital Ouagadougou on Thursday, the country’s official Burkina ....
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Kremlin spokesman dismisses Ukraine’s claims Russia is out to cause famine in Africa
Date: 2023-08-31 20:11:56 GMT - Russia - Africa - SN:68 - ID:10324400
MOSCOW, Aug 31 (MENA) - Ukrainian officials’ charges that Russia is allegedly intentionally creating a threat of famine in Africa to cause new waves of migration are groundless, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has told the ....
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At least 52 dead in South Africa building inferno
Date: 2023-08-31 06:12:24 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:8 - ID:10323118
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 31 (MENA) - The death toll from a raging fire in a five-story building in central Johannesburg has risen to 52, CNN reported, quoting officials from the city’s emergency services. The number of people injured stands at 43, said ....
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Gabon coup leaders maintain nightly curfew 'until further notice': TV
Date: 2023-08-30 22:05:10 GMT - Gabon - Africa - SN:79 - ID:10322988
LIBREVILLE, Aug 30 (MENA) - Gabon's military leaders said on Wednesday that a nightly curfew in place following chaos at the end of the election process and an army takeover would remain in place until further notice. "As of tomorrow (Thursday), ....
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UN urges all parties in Gabon to exercise self-restraint
Date: 2023-08-30 21:48:47 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:78 - ID:10322982
NEW YORK, Aug 30 (MENA) - The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday firmly condemned the on-going coup attempt in Gabon, while acknowledging that "serious infringements of fundamental freedoms" appear to have taken place during elections at the ....
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Germany condemns coup attempt in Gabon despite 'legitimate' poll concerns
Date: 2023-08-30 21:44:19 GMT - Germany - Africa - SN:77 - ID:10322969
BERLIN, Aug 30 (MENA) - Germany condemned the coup in Gabon on Wednesday while acknowledging there were legitimate concerns with the polls which preceded the military takeover of the Central African nation, France 24 reported. "It is not up to ....
