Africa
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African Union Commission chairperson: Infrastructure, terrorism, vaccines topped EU-AU summit's agenda
Date: 2022-02-18 17:34:50 GMT - Belgium - Africa - SN:77 - ID:9424954
BRUSSELS, Feb 18 (MENA) - Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki said that the issues related to infrastructure, terrorism and vaccines were at the top of the Sixth European Union - African Union Summit's agenda. In his closing ....
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Senegalese president thanks WHO for its constant support for Africa
Date: 2022-02-18 11:47:10 GMT - Belgium - Africa - SN:41 - ID:9424237
BRUSSELS, Feb 18 (MENA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Friday thanked the World Health Organization (WHO) for its support and fruitful cooperation with the African continent in providing and producing Covid-19 vaccines. Sall was speaking ....
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Kenyan president: Transferring technology to Africa puts it on sustainability path
Date: 2022-02-18 11:33:12 GMT - Belgium - Africa - SN:37 - ID:9424239
BRUSSELS, Feb 18 (MENA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Friday that transferring technology to Africa will put the continent on the path of sustainability in various fields. Speaking at the second day activities of the sixth European ....
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Macron: France works on promoting cooperation between Europe, Africa in various fields
Date: 2022-02-18 10:24:42 GMT - Belgium - Africa - SN:30 - ID:9424176
BRUSSELS, Feb 18 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron said that his country is working on promoting cooperation between Europe and Africa in various domains. Speaking at the second day of activities of the sixth European Union (EU) - ....
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EU commission chief urges transferring full vaccine manufacturing technology to Africa
Date: 2022-02-18 10:05:46 GMT - Belgium - Africa - SN:27 - ID:9424084
BRUSSELS, Feb 18 (MENA) - President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen asserted the importance of making sure that the vaccine manufacturing technology is fully transferred to the African continent. Speaking at the second day activities ....
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AU president: Africa needs partnership based on common values
Date: 2022-02-17 17:49:26 GMT - Belgium - Africa - SN:94 - ID:9423239
BRUSSELS, Feb 17 (MENA) - President of Senegal and current President of the African Union (AU) Macky Sall said Africa is undergoing radical change, despite the existence of a number of obstacles, thus requiring a partnership based on common values ....
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EU: €294.2 mln allocated for people in need in East, Southern Africa
Date: 2022-02-17 17:32:46 GMT - Belgium - Africa - SN:92 - ID:9423356
BRUSSELS, Feb 17 (MENA) – The European Commission has allocated €294.2 million in humanitarian funding to assist vulnerable populations in East and Southern Africa in 2022. In a press release, the commission said that “he funding will be allocated ....
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Covid-19 pandemic highlighted challenges facing Africa - AU commission chief
Date: 2022-02-17 17:18:18 GMT - Belgium - Africa - SN:89 - ID:9423237
BRUSSELS, Feb 17 (MENA) - The Covid-19 pandemic has shed light on the problems and challenges besetting the African Continent, affirmed Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Fakih. Speaking during the sixth European Union (EU) - ....
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Africa shows ambition to build ability to produce vaccine: European Commission
Date: 2022-02-17 12:05:12 GMT - Belgium - Africa - SN:12 - ID:9421932
BRUSSELS, Feb 17 (MENA) - President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said that “it has only been nine months since we first proposed, in Paris, the idea to bring vaccine production to Africa”. Today, that simple but ....
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Mauritania reports 6 new COVID-19 infections in past 24 hrs
Date: 2022-02-16 22:56:34 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:128 - ID:9421841
NOUAKCHOTT, Feb 16 (MENA) - Mauritania reported six new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said in a statement on Wednesday. The total number of infections reached 58,584, while the fatalities reached 972 cases, ....