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US lauds Uganda's leading role to achieve regional peace
Date: 2022-10-09 08:50:28 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:18 - ID:9812808
WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (MENA) - The US greeted the people of Uganda on the 60th anniversary of Ugandan independence and the significant progress made in the country’s development since then. "Over several decades, the people of the United States and ....
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7 soldiers killed in rebel attack in Djibouti
Date: 2022-10-08 20:34:43 GMT - Djibouti - Africa - SN:62 - ID:9812531
DJIBOUTI CITY, Oct 8 (MENA) – Djibouti said seven of its soldiers were killed in an attack by a rebel group on a military barracks, and launched a search to find six still missing, France 24 reported. A defence ministry statement blamed the ....
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AfCFTA calls for forming national committees to enforce agreement
Date: 2022-10-07 15:08:48 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:41 - ID:9810979
ACCRA, Oct 7 (MENA) - Niger's former president Mahamadou Issoufou on Friday called for forming executive national committees to supervise the enforcement of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), stressing that the private sector should ....
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US special envoy for Horn of Africa travels to Kenya, S. Africa, Ethiopia
Date: 2022-10-03 17:26:45 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:75 - ID:9804823
WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (MENA) – US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa (SEHOA) Mike Hammer will travel to Kenya, South Africa, and Ethiopia on October 3-18, the US Department of State said in a press release Monday. Hammer is returning to the region ....
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Shots fired near Burkina Faso’s presidential palace in Ouagadougou
Date: 2022-09-30 11:30:30 GMT - Burkina Faso - Africa - SN:32 - ID:9799303
OUAGADOUGOU, Sept 30 (MENA) - Shots were heard early Friday around Burkina Faso's presidential palace and the headquarters of its military junta, France 24 quoted witnesses as saying. Several main roads in the capital Ouagadougou were blocked by ....
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Health minister confers with Ugandan science minister on supporting medical, pharmaceutical industry
Date: 2022-09-29 17:36:40 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:61 - ID:9798420
CAIRO, Sept 29 (MENA) - Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghafar received on Thursday Ugandan Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Monica Musenero and her accompanying delegation for talks on means of boosting cooperation and ....
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Senegal: African Development Bank provides €29 million for development of road networks
Date: 2022-09-26 19:14:27 GMT - Senegal - Africa - SN:77 - ID:9793116
DAKAR, Sept 26 (MENA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a €28.88 million loan for improvements to the road and transport network linking six Senegalese municipalities. The loan was approved on 20 ....
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UN Human Rights Council warns of more 'atrocity crimes' in Ethiopia
Date: 2022-09-19 22:10:38 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:84 - ID:9781051
GENEVA, Sept 19 (MENA) - UN investigators said Monday they believed Ethiopia's government was behind ongoing crimes against humanity in the Tigray region, and warned that the resumption of the conflict there increased the risk of "further atrocity ....
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Manpower min. asserts keenness on supporting African partners
Date: 2022-09-19 11:46:32 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:33 - ID:9779893
CAIRO, Sept 19 (MENA)- Minister of Manpower Hassan Shehata said the ministry is ready to train Somali workers on the requirements of the labor market, explaining that the Egyptian state is keen to provide all forms of support to Africa to achieve ....
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Senegal’s president appoints first PM since abolishing post in 2019
Date: 2022-09-17 20:03:50 GMT - Senegal - Africa - SN:76 - ID:9777499
DAKAR, Sept 17 (MENA) – Senegal’s President Macky Sall on Saturday named a new prime minister – a position he abolished in 2019 and reinstated last year – after July's tense legislative elections, France 24 reported. A presidential decree named ....
