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Nearly 1 million children under 5 in the central Sahel facing severe wasting in 2023 – UNICEF
Date: 2023-04-07 08:23:07 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:17 - ID:10102348
NEW YORK, April 7 (MENA) – An estimated 970,000 children under 5 from West Africa’s three central Sahel countries (Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger) will face severe wasting this year as families deal with high food prices, conflict and climate change, ....
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AP: Kamala Harris visits Ghana to enhance US-Africa ties
Date: 2023-03-27 08:38:56 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:15 - ID:10085599
WASHINGTON/ACCRA, March 27 (MENA) - Vice President Kamala Harris was greeted by schoolchildren, dancers and drummers as she arrived Sunday in Ghana for the start of a weeklong visit to Africa intended to deepen U.S. relationships amid global ....
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US VP arrives in Ghana
Date: 2023-03-26 17:37:25 GMT - Ghana - Africa - SN:49 - ID:10085213
ACCRA, March 26 (MENA) - US Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Ghana on Sunday for a three-day visit. Harris was received at Accra's Kotoka International Airport by Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia and senior government officials. Harris ....
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Ugandan president confirms his participation in second Russia-Africa Summit
Date: 2023-03-25 20:30:21 GMT - Russia - Africa - SN:63 - ID:10084064
MOSCOW, March 25 (MENA) – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni will attend the second Russia-Africa Summit, due to be held in St. Petersburg in July, Museveni said in an interview with TASS. "I will definitely come to St. Petersburg in July. In this ....
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African countries allocate 35% of their resources to pay off debts
Date: 2023-03-20 18:32:05 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:84 - ID:10076347
ADDIS ABABA, March 20 (MENA) - The African countries allocate 35 percent of their resources to pay off their internal and external debts, said Finance Minister Mohamed Maait. This came during the minister's participation in the 55th Session of ....
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Red Cross says two kidnapped workers released in Mali
Date: 2023-03-20 07:08:09 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:6 - ID:10074819
BAMAKO, March 20 (MENA) - Two International Committee of the Red Cross employees kidnapped in early March in northern Mali were released on Sunday, the organisation’s Malian branch announced. “We confirm that the two ICRC employees kidnapped on ....
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African nations achieved progress regarding regional inclusion - report
Date: 2023-03-19 09:31:05 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:23 - ID:10073579
ADDIS ABABA, March 19 (MENA) - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa said African nations achieved a tangible progress as regards regional inclusion and enhancing infrastructure but still there are many steps to be taken to accelerate ....
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UNICEF says 10 million children in Central Sahel threatened by insecurity
Date: 2023-03-17 18:40:01 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:52 - ID:10071663
GENEVA, March 17 (MENA) - Ten million children living in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are in urgent need of humanitarian aid, twice as many as in 2020, in the face of intensifying conflict, UNICEF said in a report released on Friday. "Nearly 4 ....
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WHO: Burundi detects poliovirus type 2
Date: 2023-03-17 17:58:22 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:46 - ID:10071757
GENEVA, March 17 (MENA) - Health officials in Burundi have detected cases of vaccine-derived poliovirus, the World Health Organization and Global Polio Eradication Initiative said. The WHO said the Burundian government had declared the detection ....
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Mauritania ready to host OIC's FMs meeting
Date: 2023-03-13 18:21:56 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:64 - ID:10064803
NOUAKCHOTT, March 13 (MENA) - Mauritania stands fully ready to host the 49th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which will kick off on Thursday, said Mauritanian Minister of Equipment ....
