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South Africa to host BRICS Trade Fair ahead of 15th summit
Date: 2023-08-18 17:06:02 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:49 - ID:10305736
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 18 (MENA) - South Africa will host the BRICS Trade Fair at the Gallagher Convention Centre, in Midrand from August 19-23. The fair will be officially opened by South African Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Ebrahim ....
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Somali army kills 20 Al-Shabaab terrorist militants
Date: 2023-08-18 11:05:36 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:32 - ID:10305029
MOGADISHU, Aug 18 (MENA) – Over 20 al-Shabaab militants were killed in a planned operation carried out by the Somali national forces and international partners in the area of Ali Fuuto in southern Somalia, Somali National News Agency reported on ....
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Junta in Niger recalls ambassador after Ivorian president 'backs armed force'
Date: 2023-08-15 09:17:07 GMT - Niger - Africa - SN:17 - ID:10300218
NIAMEY, Aug 15 (MENA) - Colonel Amadou Abdramane, the spokesman for Niger's junta, said the ambassador had returned to Niamey for consultations. The move follows comments last week by the Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara in which he said he ....
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Nigerian military helicopter crashes
Date: 2023-08-14 21:19:23 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:64 - ID:10300080
ABUJA, Aug 14 (MENA) - The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed the crash of its aircraft while en route to Niger State on Monday, according to Sahara Reporters. Confirming the incident in a statement, the NAF Director of Public Relations and ....
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UN: Hunger engulfs over 20 mln people in Sudan
Date: 2023-08-13 10:01:47 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:19 - ID:10297899
GENEVA, Aug 13 (MENA) - Dire predictions about escalating hunger in Sudan have tragically come true, as conflict-induced food scarcity has plunged 20.3 million people into severe acute hunger, the UN World Food Program (WFP) was quoted by the UN ....
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South African business sector to engage its BRICS counterparts to address uneven trade patterns in emerging bloc
Date: 2023-08-13 07:13:50 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:11 - ID:10297595
CAIRO, Aug 13 (MENA) - Long before globalization became a modern buzzword, more than 200 years ago, British economists Adam Smith and David Ricardo, acknowledged the potential of free trade to transform poor countries into wealthy states. In ....
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US urges to find peaceful resolution for Niger crisis
Date: 2023-08-12 07:14:40 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:6 - ID:10296514
WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (MENA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had a phone call with former Nigerien President Mohamed Issoufou, the US Department of State said in a press release. The Secretary expressed his grave concern at the continued ....
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West African leaders activate standby force to put pressure on junta in Niger: The Guardian
Date: 2023-08-11 19:24:29 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:49 - ID:10296271
LONDON, Aug 11 (MENA) - Leaders of a powerful West African regional bloc have ordered the activation of its standby force, increasing the pressure on the senior army officers who deposed Niger’s elected leader last month but leaving the door open ....
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Air France extends suspension of its flights to Mali, Burkina
Date: 2023-08-11 14:21:20 GMT - France - Africa - SN:28 - ID:10296047
PARIS, Aug 11 (MENA) - Air France has extended "until August 18 inclusive" the suspension of its flights to and from Bamako and Ouagadougou "following the coup d'état in Niger and because of the geopolitical situation in the Sahel region", the ....
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US renews commitment to supporting Chad's democracy
Date: 2023-08-11 14:11:47 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:25 - ID:10296019
WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated his country's support of backing Chad's efforts towards a read democracy. "On behalf of the United States of America, I wish to congratulate the people of the Republic of ....
