Africa

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  • UNITAMS stresses support for ceasefire in Darfur

    Date: 2022-02-16 14:22:59 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:62 - ID:9420860

    KHARTOUM, Feb 16 (MENA) - Volker Perthes, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for Sudan and head of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), stressed support for the transitional stage in Sudan ....

  • AU slams terror attack in Benin, commiserates with victims of Cyclone Batsirai

    Date: 2022-02-13 15:56:06 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:56 - ID:9415525

    ADDIS ABABA, Feb 13 (MENA) - Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat on Sunday condemned in the strongest terms the recent terrorist attack in southern Benin, which left six persons dead. Six people were killed and a dozen ....

  • Africa: Coronavirus infections exceed 11 mn, deaths more than 243

    Date: 2022-02-13 08:55:33 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:18 - ID:9414761

    ADDIS ABABA, Feb 13 (MENA) - Africa Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Sunday the tally of coronavirus infections in the continent reached 11,060,481 cases and confirmed fatalities stood at 242,503. In a statement, Africa ....

  • Al-Burhan: Armed Forces will leave all political frameworks if national consensus is reached

    Date: 2022-02-13 08:48:36 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:17 - ID:9414646

    KHARTOUM, Feb 13 (MENA) - The President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council and General Commander of the Armed Forces, Gen. Abdul-Fattah Al-Burhan, pointed out that the Armed Forces will leave all political frameworks if a national consensus is ....

  • US delegation to travel to Africa to promote trade

    Date: 2022-02-13 06:28:17 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:7 - ID:9414578

    WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (MENA) - Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Akunna Cook and Prosper Africa Acting Chief Operating Officer Leslie Marbury will travel to Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and Namibia on a State Department Prosper Africa economic ....

  • Africa's coronavirus infections surpass 11 mln cases

    Date: 2022-02-11 09:44:31 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:30 - ID:9412002

    ADDIS ABABA, Feb 11 (MENA) - Africa Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday that the tally of coronavirus infections in the continent reached 11,028,833 cases, while confirmed fatalities reached 242,755. In a statement, ....

  • 4.6 billion euros to help young Africans realize their dreams: EU commission president

    Date: 2022-02-10 07:44:39 GMT - Belgium - Africa - SN:14 - ID:9409902

    BRUSSELS, Feb 10 (MENA) - President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announced that Team Europe has launched a major initiative to support entrepreneurs, setting aside EUR 4.6 billion to help young Africans realize their dreams. ....

  • AfCFTA, Afreximbank sign deal on fund management of AfCFTA adjustment facility base fund

    Date: 2022-02-09 15:58:57 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:78 - ID:9409300

    CAIRO, Feb 9 (MENA) – The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) signed on Wednesday an agreement in Cairo on Fund Management related to the Base Fund of the AfCFTA Adjustment ....

  • Blinken asserts US prioritization of its important partnership with AU

    Date: 2022-02-09 05:34:20 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:3 - ID:9407989

    WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken reaffirmed US prioritization of its important partnership with the African Union (AU), said Spokesperson for the US State Department Ned Price. During a phone call with AU ....

  • WFP warns over hunger in Horn of Africa

    Date: 2022-02-08 09:51:43 GMT - Italy - Africa - SN:34 - ID:9406574

    ROME, Feb 8 (MENA) - The Horn of Africa is experiencing the driest conditions recorded since 1981, with severe drought leaving an estimated 13 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia facing severe hunger in the first quarter of this year, ....

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