Africa

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  • Dozens killed in Nigeria attack in Plateau state

    Date: 2025-04-15 11:12:02 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:15 - ID:11139457

    ABUJA, April 15 (MENA) - Unidentified attackers have killed 52 people in Nigeria's Plateau state, a Red Cross source said, April 14, in the latest bout of violence in a religiously mixed region known for intercommunal conflict and deadly land ....

  • UN: 12 million people fled their homes in Sudan

    Date: 2025-04-15 08:46:04 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:7 - ID:11139104

    NEW YORK, April 15 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary General António Guterres said almost 12 million people have fled their homes in Sudan, in what has become the world’s largest displacement crisis. More than 3.8 million of these have crossed into ....

  • OPEN// Nigeria's Federal Government says pledges support for addressing post-harvest losses

    Date: 2025-04-14 22:58:22 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:64 - ID:11138915

    ABUJA, April 14 (MENA) - Nigeria's Federal Government said it is determined to provide all the needed support for initiating modern innovation to address post-harvest losses among farmers across the country, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported ....

  • 3rd edition of GITEX Africa kicks off in Marrakech

    Date: 2025-04-14 12:14:39 GMT - Morocco - Africa - SN:17 - ID:11138124

    MARRAKECH, April 14 (MENA) - The third edition of GITEX Africa kicked off in Marrakech on Monday, with the participation of more than 45,000 participants and over 1,400 exhibitors from more than 130 countries. The opening ceremony of this major ....

  • OPEN// Nigeria's NSDC, Chinese conglomerate sign $1bn sugar production deal

    Date: 2025-04-13 20:44:31 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:55 - ID:11137399

    ABUJA, April 13 (MENA) - Nigeria's National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) and Chinese conglomerate SINOMACH have agreed to jointly develop a large-scale sugarcane cultivation and processing project in the West African nation. This was ....

  • Africa CDC concerned over surge in Mpox cases reported in the 1st quarter of 2025 in the continent

    Date: 2025-04-13 07:05:38 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:6 - ID:11136130

    ADDIS ABABA, April 13 (MENA) - The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) expressed concern over the surge in monkeypox (Mpox) cases reported in the first quarter of 2025 in Africa. In a press conference, excerpts of which ....

  • Forbes Africa: Africa’s billionaires richer than ever

    Date: 2025-04-12 15:03:20 GMT - African capitals - Africa - SN:37 - ID:11135609

    AFRICAN CAPITALS, April 12 (MENA) - It was a banner year for Africa’s billionaires, whose cumulative wealth surpassed $100 billion for the first time ever. Africa’s 22 billionaires saw their fortunes rise to a total of $105 billion, up from $82.4 ....

  • OPEN// Nigeria to launch e-visa, digital cards

    Date: 2025-04-10 20:12:10 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:76 - ID:11133742

    ABUJA, April 10 (MENA) - Nigerian Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development Festus Keyamo said the country's Federal Government will launch an e-visa system and digital landing/exit cards to enhance national security. He made the remarks as ....

  • EU announces €282.5 million in humanitarian aid for Chad, Sudan crisis

    Date: 2025-04-10 14:21:15 GMT - Belgium - Africa - SN:38 - ID:11133274

    BRUSSELS, April 10 (MENA) - The European Commission has announced €282.5 million in EU humanitarian aid to address the needs of the most vulnerable people in Chad, Sudan and neighboring countries. Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and ....

  • OPEN// Lagos ministry empowers 250 women-focused NGOs with funding skills

    Date: 2025-04-09 20:14:48 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:65 - ID:11132383

    ABUJA, April 9 (MENA) - Mrs. Bolaji Dada, Lagos State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, has emphasised the need for increased funding for women-focused Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to enhance the welfare of ....

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