Africa
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UN chief ‘deeply saddened’ at deaths from South Africa gas tanker explosion
Date: 2023-01-03 07:45:49 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:13 - ID:9950819
NEW YORK, Jan 3 (MENA) - The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed his deep sadness over the reported death of at least 34 people in South Africa, due to a fuel tanker explosion in a suburb of the capital, Johannesburg, on Christmas ....
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First vessel with Russian fertilizers for Africa arrives in Africa
Date: 2022-12-31 20:36:36 GMT - Russia - Africa - SN:81 - ID:9947867
MOSCOW, Dec 31 (MENA) - The MV Greenwich vessel with the first batch of Russian fertilizers for Africa entered the waters of Mozambique’s port of Beira on Saturday, a source in the port’s monitoring service told TASS. "The Greenwich cargo vessel ....
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AfDB: 27 mn, €10 mn loans for Tunisia's Kairouan solar plant 3 last Tunis
Date: 2022-12-23 13:19:30 GMT - Tunisia - Africa - SN:39 - ID:9936273
Dr. Daniel Schroth, the Bank’s Director of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in charge of SEFA, noted that SEFA’s concessional terms under the program will likely absorb the Covid-19-related project cost increase and maintain the project ....
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AfDB: 27 mn, €10 mn loans for Tunisia's Kairouan solar plant 2 Tunis
Date: 2022-12-23 13:19:13 GMT - Tunisia - Africa - SN:38 - ID:9936268
Dr. Kevin Kariuki, Vice President of Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth at the African Development Bank said “The 100 megawatts Kairouan Solar PV Project will not only be a pioneer for other grid-based solar and wind independent power projects ....
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AfDB: 27 mn, €10 mn loans for Tunisia's Kairouan solar plant
Date: 2022-12-23 13:18:49 GMT - Tunisia - Africa - SN:37 - ID:9936160
TUNIS, Dec 23 (MENA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a $27 million and €10 million loan package to co-finance the construction of a 100-megawatt Solar power plant in Kairouan, Tunisia, said the AfDB ....
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Somai gov. calls for local parties to start serious dialogue
Date: 2022-12-23 13:18:17 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:36 - ID:9936206
MOGADISHU, Dec 23 (MENA) – The Somali government urged on Friday all local parties to de-escalate situation and start dialogue to reach a political solution to disputes, Somali Ministry of Information said in a statement. It expressed deep regret ....
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Suspected extremists attack police in northern Kenya; 3 dead
Date: 2022-12-21 14:25:41 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:66 - ID:9933201
NAIROBI, Dec 21 (MENA) – Three people, including two police officers, were killed Wednesday morning in an attack by al-Shabab extremists in northern Kenya, Kenyan police have announced. The victims were in a police vehicle when they were attacked ....
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FAO urges world to offer full support for sustainable living in Somalia
Date: 2022-12-21 09:46:56 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:30 - ID:9932734
MOGADISHU, Dec 21 (MENA) - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) urged fully funded and sustained life-saving and livelihood support in Somalia on Tuesday to pull residents from the brink of famine. The UN agency said ....
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Egypt's counter-terrorism policy proven effective for risk neutralization: AU
Date: 2022-12-18 20:03:39 GMT - Algeria - Africa - SN:71 - ID:9928508
ALGIERS, Dec 18 (MENA) - The Egyptian counter-terrorism experience has demonstrated the effectiveness of Egypt's counter-terrorism policy, which was based on the protection, safeguarding, and proactive work, Director of the African Center for the ....
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Egypt offers 2,317 scholarships for African students in 2022: Higher education min.
Date: 2022-12-18 18:59:17 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:67 - ID:9928442
CAIRO, Dec 18 (MENA) - As many as 2,317 Egyptian scholarships have been provided to African students in 2022, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Ayman Ashour said. In a statement on Sunday, Ashour stressed that Egypt spares no ....