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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 ....
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National Committee for Combatting Human Trafficking meets US embassy delegation
Date: 2022-09-12 16:36:33 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:67 - ID:9768484
KHARTOUM, Sept 12 (MENA) - The National Committee for Combatting Human Trafficking which is chaired by the undersecretary of Justice Ministry Huwaida Ali Awadal-Karim met with a delegation from the US embassy in Khartoum in presence of full ....
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Participants of Egypt-ICF 2022 assert importance of finances to support climate action in Africa
Date: 2022-09-08 17:42:05 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:77 - ID:9762295
CAIRO, Sept 8 (MENA) - Egypt International Cooperation Forum (Egypt-ICF 2022) discussed Thursday the financial and technical support needed in the African states to help them implement their climate action plans. This came during a session on ....
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African losses range from 5 to 15% of GDP due to climate change - WFP official
Date: 2022-09-07 22:42:32 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:92 - ID:9760990
CAIRO, Sept 7(MENA) - Regional Director of the World Food Program (WFP) for the Middle East and North Africa Corinne Fleischer said that the workshop "Food Security and Agriculture in Light of Climate Change", which was held within the activities of ....
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Additional $2 bn allocated to Afreximbank's UKAFPA to support wheat procurement: official
Date: 2022-09-07 22:13:14 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:89 - ID:9760906
CAIRO, Sept 7 (MENA) - The African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) has increased the funds dedicated to a $4 billion Ukraine Crisis Adjustment Trade Financing Programme for Africa (UKAFPA) by $2 billion, the president of Afreximbank's Intra-African ....
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Africa parliament, ILO in partnership over work criteria
Date: 2022-08-31 17:49:12 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:73 - ID:9749062
PRETORIA, Aug 31 (MENA) - The International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Pan-African Parliament will sign a three-year agreement on Friday to enhance criteria of work in Africa. The signing will take place on the sidelines of the parliament ....
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African local development ministers start preparatory meetings in Cairo
Date: 2022-08-29 13:43:27 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:48 - ID:9744406
CAIRO, Aug 29 (MENA) - Preparatory meetings for the fourth regular session of the committee of African local development ministers kicked off Monday under the auspices of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. The committee will probe topics of public ....