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Burkina Faso pardons nearly 1,200 prisoners on New Year’s Day
Date: 2024-12-30 08:45:25 GMT - Burkina Faso - Africa - SN:7 - ID:11009597
OUAGADOUGOU, Dec 30 (MENA) - Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traoré has decided to pardon nearly 1,200 prisoners on January 1, 2025. The country's Minister of Justice Rodrigue Bayala said following a Council of Ministers meeting that the ....
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AfDB announces $150M loan to boost Mauritanian mining
Date: 2024-12-29 11:23:49 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:20 - ID:11008609
NOUAKCHOTT, Dec 29 (MENA) - Pan-African finance institution the African Development Bank (AfDB) has granted Mauritania’s national mining corporation Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière (SNIM) a $150 million senior loan facility, according to ....
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UN Agencies warn of unprecedented famine risk in Sudan
Date: 2024-12-24 19:02:47 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:47 - ID:11003955
ROME/NEW YORK, Dec 24 (MENA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) and the UNICEF have raised alarms over the worsening food crisis in Sudan, warning of an unprecedented famine if immediate humanitarian aid is not delivered. Both agencies emphasized ....
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Egypt participates in AU's meeting on strategy for SAF & LCAF in Addis Ababa
Date: 2024-12-24 07:44:30 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:9 - ID:11003041
CAIRO, Dec 24 (MENA) - Representatives of the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA) participated in the AU's Continental Technical Working Group Meeting on the Strategy for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) and Low Carbon Aviation Fuels (LCAF) ....
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WB approves $100mn in funding to accelerate digital transformation in Togo
Date: 2024-12-22 12:22:56 GMT - Togo - Africa - SN:19 - ID:11001039
LOME, Dec 22 (MENA) - The World Bank has approved the first round of financing of $100 million (equivalent to around FCFA 62 billion) in a series of projects from the International Development Association to support the Government of Togo in its ....
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UK urges support for UN mission in DRC
Date: 2024-12-20 20:09:50 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:41 - ID:10999556
LONDON, Dec 20 (MENA) - The United Kingdom welcomed the adoption of a resolution renewing the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO)’s mandate. "The UK is disappointed by the ....
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Egypt's Al Ahly crowned 'Men's Club of the Year' for 2024
Date: 2024-12-16 20:11:15 GMT - Morocco - Africa - SN:61 - ID:10994218
MARRAKECH, Dec 16 (MENA) - Egypt's club Al Ahly was crowned "Men's Club of the Year." during the CAF Awards 2024 ceremony held on Monday at the Palais des Congrès in Marrakech. The Red Devils surpassed South Africa's and their compatriots ....
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ECOWAS president says exit of 3 countries "disheartening"
Date: 2024-12-16 09:21:32 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:17 - ID:10993072
ABUJA, Dec 16 (MENA) - West Africa's regional organization, ECOWAS, has set an exit timeline for three nations - a decision described by the president of the bloc as "disheartening". Omar Touray, at the ECOWAS summit, announced that the ....
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Norway extends support for UNHCR’s protection of Sudanese refugees in Egypt
Date: 2024-12-15 15:29:38 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:39 - ID:10992303
CAIRO, Dec 15 (MENA) - The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Cairo today announced a contribution of USD 1.9 million to the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR’s) Sudan refugee response in Egypt. The funds will increase ....
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Higher education min. probes bolstering joint coop. with Kenya
Date: 2024-12-14 16:19:23 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:58 - ID:10991304
CAIRO/NAIROBI, Dec 14 (MENA) - Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Mohamed Ayman Ashour said Egypt is committed to providing any support needed to enhance higher education cooperation with Kenya, whether by transferring Egyptian ....
