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  • Over 11.6m Covid-19 cases confirmed across Africa

    Date: 2022-05-12 18:09:03 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:94 - ID:9565490

    ADDIS ABABA, May 12 (MENA) – As many as 11,601,683 were confirmed as cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries on Thursday while over 297,921,172 vaccinations have been administered across the continent, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and ....

  • ICRC: More than 10.5 mln people in Africa are at risk of hunger

    Date: 2022-05-12 13:31:04 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:61 - ID:9565121

    GENEVA, May 12 (MENA) - More than 10.5 million people in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Mauritania are at risk of facing hunger during the upcoming agricultural lean period, the time between harvests when food stocks are most depleted, as conflict ....

  • Mauritania records 9 new infections

    Date: 2022-05-11 22:25:55 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:104 - ID:9564009

    NOUAKCHOTT, May 11 (MENA) - The Mauritanian Health Ministry said nine new coronavirus cases were confirmed in the country over the past 24 hours. This brings the total number of infections in the North African country to 58,787, the Ministry said ....

  • IMF approves $456mln for Mozambique under ECF arrangement program

    Date: 2022-05-10 13:35:49 GMT - Mozambique - Africa - SN:51 - ID:9560964

    MAPUTO, May 10 (MENA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Board approved a $456 million Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement for the Republic of Mozambique, with $91 million available for immediate disbursement, the IMF said in a press ....

  • Over 11,579,536 COVID-19 infections across Africa

    Date: 2022-05-10 10:12:26 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:34 - ID:9560402

    ADDIS ABABA, May 10 (MENA) - As Tuesday, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 11,579,536 while over 297,563,989 vaccinations have been administered across the continent, said Africa Centres for Disease Control and ....

  • Egypt made tangible progress in preventing human-induced land degradation: Agriculture min. told UNCCD COP15

    Date: 2022-05-09 22:22:48 GMT - Cote d'Ivoire - Africa - SN:108 - ID:9559731

    ABIDJAN, May 9 (MENA) - Egypt has made tangible progress in preventing one of the main causes of land degradation due to human interventions, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation El Sayed el Quseir said. The minister made the remarks in a ....

  • AU launches study on current health challenges of migrants, refugees in Africa

    Date: 2022-05-09 07:37:38 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:15 - ID:9558112

    ADDIS ABABA, May 9 (MENA) - The Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development of the African Union Commission has launched a study on “Migration and Health: Addressing Current Health Challenges of Migrants & Refugees in Africa”. ....

  • UN releases US$19mn to help people in S. Sudan prepare for severe flooding

    Date: 2022-05-08 10:09:37 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:32 - ID:9556665

    NEW YORK, May 8 (MENA) - Two OCHA-managed pooled funds have released US$19 million to help communities in South Sudan prepare for severe flooding expected during the rainy season, Relief Web reported. The country is projected to suffer a fourth ....

  • OHCHR concerned over recent inter-religious clashes in Ethiopia

    Date: 2022-05-07 22:50:55 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:98 - ID:9556290

    GENEVA, May 7 (MENA) - United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Saturday voiced her deep concern over the recent violent clashes between Muslims and Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia in which at least 30 people were ....

  • Africa reports nearly 12 mln Covid-19 cases - CDC

    Date: 2022-05-07 18:33:59 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:65 - ID:9555869

    ADDIS ABABA, May 7 (MENA) - Africa Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Saturday the tally of coronavirus infections in the continent reached 11,965,416 cases and confirmed fatalities stood at 253,978. In a statement, Africa CDC ....

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