Africa
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Putin: Russia to develop relations with African countries
Date: 2022-06-03 14:05:36 GMT - Russia - Africa - SN:44 - ID:9603609
MOSCOW, June 3 (MENA) - Africa's role in the international arena is growing and Russia will develop relations with the continent's states, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday as he greeted his Senegalese counterpart and African Union ....
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COVID-19 deaths in African region to fall by nearly 94% in 2022: WHO
Date: 2022-06-02 12:23:24 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:59 - ID:9601802
GENEVA, June 2 (MENA) - COVID-19 deaths in the African region are expected to decline by almost 94% in 2022, compared with 2021 which was the pandemic’s most lethal year, a new modeling by World Health Organization (WHO) finds. This comes while ....
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US, DR Congo probe boosting security in eastern DRC
Date: 2022-06-02 07:59:49 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:22 - ID:9601033
WASHINGTON, June 2 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the talks with with Foreign Minister of Democratic Republic of Congo Christophe Lutundula focus on security and stability in eastern DR Congo, according to the US State ....
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UN secretary general condemns attack against UN logistics convoy in Mali
Date: 2022-06-02 06:56:54 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:11 - ID:9600954
NEW YORK, June 2 (MENA) - UN Secretary General António Guterres strongly condemned the attack perpetrated against a logistics convoy of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), on 1 June in the vicinity ....
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Somalia: ‘Dire and grim’ drought, impacting more than 7 million
Date: 2022-06-02 05:44:40 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:2 - ID:9600917
NEW YORK, June 2 (MENA) - Accompanying Somalia’s newly-appointed drought envoy on his first field visit, the United Nations’ top humanitarian official for the Horn of Africa country warned of the devastating outlook for millions of affected Somalis, ....
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"Africa Health ExCon" seeks to build intra-African sustainable partnership -- Former min. tells MENA
Date: 2022-05-31 19:05:49 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:82 - ID:9598566
CAIRO, May 31 (MENA) - The African medical show and conference “Africa Health ExCon” to be organized by the Egyptian Authority for Unified Procurement, Medical Supply and Technology Management (AUPP) on June 5-7 will be the first and largest of its ....
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DRC halts RwandAir flights over alleged M23 rebel support
Date: 2022-05-28 19:56:27 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:63 - ID:9593360
KINSHASA, May 28 (MENA) – The Democratic Republic of Congo said it will suspend RwandAir flights and summoned Kigali's ambassador after authorities accused Rwanda of supporting the M23 rebel group, Africa News reported. Kinshasa this week said ....
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Afreximbank President named African Banker of the Year
Date: 2022-05-27 20:33:59 GMT - Ghana - Africa - SN:82 - ID:9592069
ACCRA, May 27 (MENA) - Professor Benedict Oramah, President of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has been named African Banker of the Year at the African Banker Awards 2022 ceremony. This is the second time he has received the award, ....
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11.7m Covid-19 cases reported in Africa
Date: 2022-05-27 19:44:16 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:77 - ID:9591941
ADDIS ABABA, May 27 (MENA) – The confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 11,705,077, while over 299,996,435 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Reported deaths in Africa reached 253,824 and 9,835,379 ....
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EU condemns escalation of violence in Great Lakes Region
Date: 2022-05-27 15:55:11 GMT - Belgium - Africa - SN:57 - ID:9591553
BRUSSELS, May 27 (MENA) - The EU strongly condemned recent attacks conducted by the March 23 movement against the UN mission that is acting to achieve stability in DR Congo and against Congolese armed forces. The assaults are a worrying ....