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Mauritania reports 108 new Covid cases in 24 hours
Date: 2022-06-29 22:55:31 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:123 - ID:9648409
NOUAKCHOTT, June 29 (MENA) - The Mauritanian Health Ministry said Wednesday that 108 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in the country over the past 24 hours. This takes the total number of infections in the North African country to 59,685, the ....
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NBE to open in Juba Tuesday
Date: 2022-06-26 10:50:58 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:24 - ID:9641557
CAIRO, June 26 (MENA) - Deputy Chairman of National Bank of Egypt (NBE) Yehia Abou el Fettouh said the bank will open a new branch in Juba in South Sudan on Tuesday. In statements to MENA, Abou el Fettouh said that the new branch is established ....
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AL chief warns of risks of famine in Somalia, calls for international, regional action
Date: 2022-06-23 20:27:24 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:87 - ID:9638404
CAIRO, June 23 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) cheif Ahmed Abul Gheit on Thursday voiced his deep concerns of the World Food Program's warns on the unprecedented levels of malnutrition in Somalia, due to the food price hikes, lack of finances, and the ....
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UN official: Ongoing efforts to reinvigorate Central Africa's political process
Date: 2022-06-23 08:26:20 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:22 - ID:9636993
NEW YORK, June 23 (MENA) - Efforts are underway to reinvigorate the Central African Republic’s political process, which has lapsed into a state of “de facto lethargy” even as horrific attacks against civilians have risen, a senior UN official in the ....
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Sisi underlines importance of joint efforts among African states to confront current challenges 2 last Aswan
Date: 2022-06-21 12:49:51 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:35 - ID:9633578
President Sisi welcomed the participants in the event, considered an African platform that has proven day by day, since its launch during Egypt’s presidency of the African Union in 2019, that it is an effective and inclusive African forum that ....
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Sisi underlines importance of joint efforts among African states to confront current challenges
Date: 2022-06-21 10:37:09 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:19 - ID:9633444
ASWAN, Upper Egypt, June 21 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi stressed Tuesday that the current challenges facing Africa requires enhancing joint efforts among the African countries through a number of initiatives that aim to reach active and ....
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UN condemns latest attack on peacekeepers in Mali
Date: 2022-06-20 09:20:11 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:25 - ID:9631268
NEW YORK, June 20 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned an attack in Kidal, a city in northern Mali, against a convoy of UN peacekeepers that claimed the life of a blue helmet, the UN News Center reported. The Guinean ....
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Armed men kill at least 20 civilians in Mali
Date: 2022-06-20 08:02:13 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:18 - ID:9631148
BAMAKO, June 20 (MENA) - Raiders in Mali killed at least 20 civilians in attacks on villages near the northern town of Gao over the weekend, while a landmine killed a UN peacekeeper in the troubled region, the Voice of America (VOA) ....
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IEA: 600mn people in Africa lack access to electricity
Date: 2022-06-20 08:00:12 GMT - France - Africa - SN:17 - ID:9631120
PARIS, June 20 (MENA) - About 600mn people in Africa, or 43 per cent of the population, lack access to electricity, the International Energy Agency said. Universal energy access could be achieved by 2030 through investment of $25bn a year, ....
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UN peacekeeper killed in Mali mine blast
Date: 2022-06-19 15:08:30 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:49 - ID:9630467
BAMAKO, June 19 (MENA) - A UN peacekeeper was killed by a mine Sunday in restive northern Mali as he was participating in a patrol, the head of the UN's MINUSMA Mali force El Ghassim Wane tweeted. The latest death comes amid tense negotiations on ....
