Africa

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  • Army kills five Shabaab terrorists in southern Somalia

    Date: 2021-12-22 07:41:38 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:12 - ID:9331120

    MOGADISHU, Dec 22 (MENA) - Five terrorists were killed and seven others injured in a military operation that was carried out by the Somali national army in areas in Lower Shabelle province in southern Somalia. According to the Somali news agency, ....

  • Africa's Covid-19 cases surpass 9 mln: Africa CDC

    Date: 2021-12-21 15:47:51 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:71 - ID:9330419

    ADDIS ABABA, Dec 21 (MENA) - The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) announced that the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Africa hit 9.2 million, while the death toll from the disease stood at 226,000. As ....

  • Tunisia: AfDB approves €104 million loan to implement Pmir II 2nd phase in Tunisia

    Date: 2021-12-21 15:40:32 GMT - Tunisia - Africa - SN:68 - ID:9330348

    TUNIS, Dec 21 (MENA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved a €104 million loan (equivalent to 330 million dinars) to implement the 2nd phase of the Road Infrastructure Modernisation Programme (PMIR II) in Tunisia, All Africa ....

  • Nigeria records 500% increase in COVID-19 infections in 2 weeks

    Date: 2021-12-21 13:55:51 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:51 - ID:9330064

    ABUJA, Dec 21 (MENA) - Nigeria recorded a 500 per cent increase in COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks across the country, said the Premium Times newspaper. This figure came in a statement issued and signed by the Director-General of the ....

  • Senior UN official condemns killing of humanitarian worker in S. Sudan

    Date: 2021-12-21 10:07:56 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:30 - ID:9329521

    NEW YORK, Dec 21 (MENA) - The UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan has strongly condemned the killing of a UN-contracted aid worker on Sunday, that also left another injured, after the convoy they were travelling in came under attack, UN ....

  • Africa's Covid-19 cases surpass 9 mln: Africa CDC

    Date: 2021-12-20 19:56:07 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:84 - ID:9329027

    ADDIS ABABA, Dec 20 (MENA) - The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) announced that the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Africa hit 9.145 million, while the death toll from the disease stood at 226,000. As ....

  • Russia likely to deliver Sputnik V jab to Africa free of charge - RDIF head

    Date: 2021-12-19 12:23:35 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:47 - ID:9326318

    MOSCOW, Dec 19 (MENA) - The Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine is likely to be supplied to African countries free of charge, TASS reported Sunday quoting CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev. "The first batches are likely to ....

  • Nigeria records 1,584 new COVID-19 cases, highest in 10 months

    Date: 2021-12-18 19:13:27 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:56 - ID:9325407

    ABUJA, Dec 18 (MENA) – Nigeria reported 1,584 new infections, as the country’s daily COVID-19 tally continues to rise, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said. Giving an update on the outbreak of the disease in the country, the agency ....

  • Africa's Covid-19 cases surpass 9 mln: Africa CDC

    Date: 2021-12-18 16:39:29 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:50 - ID:9325235

    ADDIS ABABA, Dec 18 (MENA) - The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) announced that the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Africa hit 9,131,083, while the death toll from the disease stood at 225,551. As ....

  • UN Human Rights Council to investigate war crimes in Ethiopia

    Date: 2021-12-17 18:25:35 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:50 - ID:9323922

    NEW YORK, Dec 17 (MENA) - The UN Human Rights Council on Friday voted in favor of establishing a panel of experts to report on rights violations during the year-old war in Ethiopia, despite protestations from Addis Ababa. Ethiopia lashed out at ....

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