Africa

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  • Awqaf minister arrives in Mauritania to attend peace conf.

    Date: 2022-02-08 05:25:17 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:2 - ID:9406235

    NOUAKCHOTT, Feb 8 (MENA) – Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa arrived in Nouakchott, Mauritania, early Tuesday to attend an African conference on world peace. Egyptian Ambassador here Khaled Youssef and a number of Mauritanian government ....

  • Africa's coronavirus infections surpass 11.2 mln cases

    Date: 2022-02-07 15:30:23 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:66 - ID:9405625

    ADDIS ABABA, Feb 7 (MENA) - Africa Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday that the tally of coronavirus infections in the continent reached 11,200,516 cases, while confirmed fatalities reached 241,856. In a statement, ....

  • South Africa's health regulator registers Sinopharm Covid vaccine

    Date: 2022-02-07 14:07:20 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:57 - ID:9405492

    JOHANNESBURG, Feb 7 (MENA) - The South African health regulator said on Monday it had registered Chinese Covid-19 vaccine Sinopharm, effectively clearing the way for its use in the country, the South Africa news24 reported. "This authorization is ....

  • WFP: 150,000 people estimated to be displaced due to cyclone Batsirai in Madagascar

    Date: 2022-02-07 13:45:43 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:50 - ID:9405439

    GENEVA, Feb 7 (MENA) - Hours after cyclone Batsirai wreaked destruction in eastern Madagascar, the World Food Programme (WFP), was on the ground providing emergency assistance, WFP said in a press release. WFP staff at the scene report that the ....

  • ECA announces annual business forum in context of AU Summit

    Date: 2022-02-06 11:51:19 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:50 - ID:9403453

    ADDIS ABABA, Feb 6 (MENA) - The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will be hosting the Africa Business Forum Monday on the margins of the African Union summit in Addis Ababa. Bringing together heads of state with CEOs and other stakeholders, ....

  • Africa's coronavirus infections exceed 10 mn cases

    Date: 2022-02-06 10:01:05 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:32 - ID:9403187

    ADDIS ABABA, Feb 6 (MENA) - Africa Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that the tally of coronavirus infections in the continent reached 10,896,302 cases, while confirmed fatalities reached 241,116. In a statement released on ....

  • 35th ordinary session of AU Assembly to kick off on Saturday

    Date: 2022-02-04 16:48:21 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:59 - ID:9401215

    ADDIS ABABA, Feb 4 (MENA) - The 35th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) will kick off on Saturday. In a statement on Friday, the Bureau of the AU Assembly said that the sessions will be ....

  • Africa's Covid-19 cases hit 10,874,619: Africa CDC

    Date: 2022-02-02 16:03:21 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:75 - ID:9397941

    ADDIS ABABA, Feb 2 (MENA) - The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Africa hit 10,874,619 while the death toll from the pandemic stood at 239,390, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Wednesday. A ....

  • Africa's Covid-19 cases hit 10,785,000: Africa CDC

    Date: 2022-02-01 17:28:27 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:72 - ID:9396377

    ADDIS ABABA, Feb 1 (MENA) - The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Africa hit 10,785,000 while the death toll from the disease stood at 239,000, Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Tuesday. A total ....

  • Over 6.8 mln people in Ethiopia's drought-impacted areas will need urgent assistance by mid-2022: UNICEF

    Date: 2022-02-01 17:10:36 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:70 - ID:9396357

    GENEVA, Feb 1 (MENA) - Three consecutive failed rainy seasons have brought on severe drought in Ethiopia’s lowland regions of Afar, Oromia, the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ (SNNPR) and Somali regions drying up water wells, killing ....

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