Africa

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  • Ethiopia warns emergency drought aid to run out next month

    Date: 2017-06-10 10:40:10 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:19 - ID:6848580

    ADDIS ABABA, June 10 (MENA) - Ethiopia's government is warning it will run out of emergency food aid starting next month as the number of drought victims in the East African country has reached 7.8 million. An international delegation visited one ....

  • UN human right chief urges probe into Congo abuses

    Date: 2017-06-09 13:43:37 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:40 - ID:6847744

    GENEVA, June 9 (MENA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Friday urged the UN Human Rights Council, which is currently holding its 35th session, to launch an international probe into large-scale human rights abuses in ....

  • Chad summons ambassador from Qatar over Arab row

    Date: 2017-06-08 14:46:30 GMT - Chad - Africa - SN:62 - ID:6846758

    N'DJAMENA, June 8 (MENA) – Chad summoned its ambassador to Qatar for consultations amid the running crisis between the tiny GCC country and other Arab and regional countries. The Chadian Foreign Ministry urged in a statement the Qatari government ....

  • Gabon condemns Qatar for failing to honor int'l anti-terror commitments

    Date: 2017-06-07 09:40:44 GMT - Gabon - Africa - SN:23 - ID:6844404

    LIBREVILLE, June 7 (MENA) - Gabon, an OPEC member, has condemned Qatar for not honoring its commitments to international anti-terror agreements. Its Foreign Ministry, in a statement Wednesday, condemned Qatar for "failing to respect international ....

  • Global(3):Legendary Pianist Byron Janis Releases the First Album of a Three Volume Series

    Date: 2017-06-07 08:30:36 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:15 - ID:6844444

    NEW YORK, June 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Piano legend Byron Janis releases Byron Janis Live on Tour, an album of never before released live recordings of performances by the internationally celebrated pianist. It is Maestro Janis' first release of ....

  • Global/PRNews(2):Aspect Software Awarded 'Thailand Contact Center Applications Vendor of the Year 2017' From Frost & Sullivan

    Date: 2017-06-07 07:23:04 GMT - India - Africa - SN:11 - ID:6844345

    MUMBAI, June 7, 2017/PRNewswire/ -- Aspect Software, a leading provider of fully-integrated consumer engagement, workforce optimization, and self-service solutions, today announces that Aspect Software has been awarded the 2017 Frost & Sullivan ....

  • Global (2):Game on for Mountain Dew with Sponsorship of Three Powerhouse Global Esports Teams

    Date: 2017-06-06 16:17:37 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:44 - ID:6843959

    DEW increases gaming support with professional franchises Team Dignitas, Splyce and Team SK Gaming PURCHASE, New York, June 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Mountain Dew® welcomed three global esports powerhouses – Team Dignitas, Splyce and Team SK ....

  • Global-PRNewswire(2):Young leaders gather to generate innovative solutions to tough challenges in West Africa

    Date: 2017-06-05 10:09:31 GMT - Ghana - Africa - SN:35 - ID:6841644

    ACCRA, Ghana, June 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/MENA/ -- More than 130 young African leaders met in Accra, Ghana from May 31 to June 1 to collaborate on solutions to tough challenges in their countries and communities. Mandela Washington Fellowship ....

  • Somalia: Unidentified fighter jets target al Shabab camp in Somalia

    Date: 2017-06-04 15:04:28 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:27 - ID:6840713

    MOGADISHU, June 4 (MENA) - Unidentified warplanes launched an airstrike against al Shabaab militants at a camp in Southern Somalia on Saturday night, All Africa quoted residents as saying. The fighter jets dropped foreign forces in Welmarow, an al ....

  • Two killed in bomb blast near Somalia’s Galgala mountains

    Date: 2017-05-31 14:17:20 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:58 - ID:6835578

    MOGADISHU, May 31 (MENA) - At least two civilians died in a powerful land mine explosion that struck a bus near the mountains of Galgala close to the coastal town of Bosaso, AllAfrica reported on Wednesday. Officials of the northeastern ....

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