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Japan, AFDB announce $5 bn to support Africa's private sector
Date: 2022-08-28 15:32:29 GMT - Tunisia - Africa - SN:50 - ID:9742880
ABIDJAN/TUNIS, Aug 28 (MENA) - The government of Japan and the African Development Bank (AFDB) have announced a $5 billion financial cooperation under the fifth phase of the Enhanced Private Sector Assistance for Africa initiative (EPSA) from 2023 ....
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AU Commission chairman affirms importance of Africa-Japan partnership
Date: 2022-08-27 18:02:21 GMT - Tunisia - Africa - SN:64 - ID:9741616
TUNIS, Aug 27 (MENA) - Chairperson of the African Union Commission Musa Fakih said on Saturday partnership between African countries and Japan greatly contributes to developing various fields in Africa, especially education. While delivering a ....
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Horn of Africa drought to worsen with fifth failed rains, UN warns
Date: 2022-08-26 21:46:19 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:68 - ID:9740393
GENEVA, Aug 26 (MENA) - The devastating Horn of Africa drought is set to get worse, the UN’s weather agency predicted Friday, warning that the region was on the brink of an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe. The area is already going through ....
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Somali PM, UNSOM official review food supplies to drought-hit areas
Date: 2022-08-26 14:53:06 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:46 - ID:9740063
MOGADISHU, Aug 26 (MENA) - Somali Prime Minister of the Federal Goverment of Somalia Hamza Abdi Barre, had met on Friday with Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) Mrs. Anita Kiki Gbeho, according ....
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Africa got only 0.6% of financial support presented in 2022: AfDB president
Date: 2022-08-25 07:09:07 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:14 - ID:9737654
ABIDJAN, Aug 25 (MENA) - President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Akinwumi A. Adesina said that Africa needs 424 billion dollars financial support in 2022 to cope with the economic impact caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the Russian ....
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US voices concern over reports on renewal of aggressions in Ethiopia
Date: 2022-08-25 07:06:39 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:13 - ID:9737648
WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (MENA) - The US voiced concern Wednesday over reports about the renewal of acts of aggression in Ethiopia. The concern was uttered by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a statement released on the Department of State's ....
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Agriculture min. affirms depth of Egypt-Uganda ties
Date: 2022-08-24 09:19:53 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:23 - ID:9736231
CAIRO, Aug 24 (MENA) - Agriculture Minister El Sayed el Qusair underlined the depth of ties binding Egypt and Uganda at all levels. During a meeting Wednesday with the Ugandan minister of agriculture, animal Industry and fisheries, along with ....
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Japanese PM to take part in TICAD8 online
Date: 2022-08-24 08:16:39 GMT - Tunisia - Africa - SN:17 - ID:9736108
TUNIS, Aug 24 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will take part virtually in all works of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8), to be held in Tunis on August 27-28, said the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign ....
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Japan Rating Agency affirms Afreximbank's long-term issuer rating at A-
Date: 2022-08-23 18:47:10 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:75 - ID:9735614
CAIRO, Aug 23 (MENA) - The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced that Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR) has affirmed its long-term issuer rating of A- and maintained the stable outlook. The affirmation of Afreximbank's issuer ....
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Somali nationals to be repatriated after detention in Libya
Date: 2022-08-22 11:28:42 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:38 - ID:9732899
MOGADISHU, Aug 22 (MENA) - Somali immigrants who were arrested by the Libyan army while trying to migrate to Europe were freed, according to the Somali embassy. Ayub Hanshi Isse, the first secretary of the Somali Embassy in Libya, confirmed to ....
