Africa

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  • S. African official: $30-40 billion per annum required for Africa’s energy infrastructure

    Date: 2024-07-16 11:30:19 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:23 - ID:10787942

    JOHANNESBURG, July 16 (MENA) - Deputy Director General for South Africa's Department of Trade Industry Lerato Mataboge said that an approximate US 30-40 billion dollars per annum is required over the next six years for Africa’s energy infrastructure ....

  • South African Electrotechnical Export Council launches Continental Energy Investment Forum

    Date: 2024-07-15 16:37:29 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:44 - ID:10786853

    JOHANNESBURG, July 15 (MENA) - South African Export Council launched on Monday the Energy Sector Inward Buying and Investment Mission, which brings high-level delegates from across the continent to Johannesburg and Cape Town from July 15 to 19. ....

  • World Bank stamps $208mn Zambia grant to face drought

    Date: 2024-07-08 06:44:44 GMT - Zambia - Africa - SN:8 - ID:10775755

    LUSAKA, July 8 (MENA) - The World Bank has approved a grant for Zambia worth $208 million, as the southern African country struggles to address the impact of drought overwhelming the region, according to DW. Zambia's Finance Ministry announced ....

  • US troops leave Niger base at Niamey

    Date: 2024-07-08 05:41:33 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:5 - ID:10775733

    NIAMEY/WASHINGTON, July 8 (MENA) - US troops have completed a withdrawal from their base in Niger's capital of Niamey and will fully depart from Agadez in the north before a September 15 deadline set by the country's military rulers, both countries ....

  • EU welcomes humanitarian truce in eastern DR Congo

    Date: 2024-07-05 18:55:50 GMT - Belgium - Africa - SN:51 - ID:10772977

    BRUSSELS, July 5 (MENA) - The European Union (EU) welcomed the announcement of a two-week humanitarian truce in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that will begin on July 5. "The EU praises efforts by the United States of America and ....

  • World Bank approves $208 million for Zambia’s drought response

    Date: 2024-07-03 10:13:49 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:28 - ID:10769419

    LUSAKA, July 3 (MENA) – The World Bank has approved a $208 million grant for Zambia to help address the social and economic impact of drought that has hit the southern African nation, its finance ministry was quoted by CNBC Africa as saying. ....

  • Nigeria: Female suicide bombers resurge in Northeast region

    Date: 2024-07-03 09:39:37 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:24 - ID:10769313

    ABUJA, July 3 (MENA) - Female suicide bombers carried out four attacks from June 29-30 in Nigeria's northeastern Borno State. The bombings killed at least 32 people and injuring over 40 others, Radio France International reported. (MENA) Y R E/M ....

  • At least 30 dead, more than 100 injured after multiple suicide bombings in Nigeria: Sources

    Date: 2024-07-01 05:48:28 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:5 - ID:10766028

    ABUJA, July 1 (MENA) - At least 30 people are dead and more than 100 were left injured after multiple suicide bombings were carried out at various locations in Nigeria over the weekend, ABC News reported quoting sources as saying on Monday. The ....

  • UN Security Council extends arms embargo on DRC

    Date: 2024-06-29 14:15:45 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:58 - ID:10764168

    NEW YORK, June 29 (MENA) - The UN Security Council adopted a resolution to extend the sanctions regime on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) till August 1, 2025. According to a UN statement on Saturday, the Security Council unanimously ....

  • UN mission boosts presence in Central African Republic’s conflict-stricken southeast

    Date: 2024-06-27 22:01:00 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:71 - ID:10762399

    NEW YORK, June 27 (MENA) - The UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) has expanded its presence in the country’s southeast to prevent further violence in areas heavily affected by conflict and systemic issues, UN News reported ....

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