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Decade of Sahel conflict leaves 2.5 million people displaced, UNHCR says
Date: 2022-01-15 20:22:10 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:64 - ID:9368717
GENEVA, Jan 15 (MENA) – The UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has called for concerted international action to end armed conflict in Africa’s Central Sahel region, which has forced more than 2.5 million people to flee their homes in the last ....
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UN concerned over Ethiopian gov't's killing of 108 civilians in Tigray
Date: 2022-01-14 15:59:11 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:62 - ID:9367160
GENEVA, Jan 14 (MENA) - At least 108 civilians have been killed this month in a series of airstrikes in the war-torn northern Tigray region of Ethiopia, the United Nations said Friday. "We are alarmed by the multiple, deeply disturbing reports we ....
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No food, no fuel, no funding: WFP's northern Ethiopia operations grinding to a halt
Date: 2022-01-14 15:29:14 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:59 - ID:9367116
GENEVA, Jan 14 (MENA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday warned that its life-saving food assistance operations in northern Ethiopia are about to grind to a halt because intense fighting has blocked the passage of fuel and ....
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Egypt beaten by Nigeria in AFCON opener
Date: 2022-01-11 19:38:26 GMT - Cameroon - Africa - SN:79 - ID:9362331
GAROUA, Jan 11 (MENA) - The Nigerian football team defeated the Egyptian Pharaohs 1/0 in the first round of Group D games in the biennial Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. The match was played at the Roumdé-Adjia Stadium in Garoua. After a slow ....
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US calls for end to hostilities in Ethiopia's Tigray region
Date: 2022-01-09 15:40:23 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:69 - ID:9358389
WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (MENA) - The US Department of State has called for an immediate stop of air strikes in Ethiopia's Tigray region. “Ongoing air strikes in Tigray resulting in civilian casualties are unacceptable. We redouble our call for an ....
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AU welcomes release of political prisoners in Ethiopia
Date: 2022-01-08 12:40:20 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:33 - ID:9356582
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 8 (MENA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, was pleased to learn of the release of political opposition figures detained in Ethiopia. The Chairperson welcomes this important gesture of ....
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Somali PM stresses commitment to conducting elections ASAP
Date: 2022-01-04 11:53:42 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:33 - ID:9350579
MOGADISHU, Jan 4 (MENA) - Somalia’s Prime Minister Mohamed Hussain Roble has stressed commitment to conducting the elections as soon as possible, the Somali National New Agency reported Tuesday. Speaking during a meeting with representatives of ....
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Sahel violence pushes 29 million people to brink of humanitarian crisis
Date: 2022-01-03 13:34:01 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:49 - ID:9349119
ABUJA, Jan 3 (MENA) - The United Nations and NGOs have said that a record 29 million people need humanitarian assistance in the Sahel, noting "unparalleled" insecurity and hunger across six countries in the war-torn African region. In Burkina ....
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Nigeria sees strong recovery in 2021 amid pandemic - President
Date: 2022-01-01 20:51:41 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:60 - ID:9346823
ABUJA, Jan 1 (MENA) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said Saturday his country has seen a strong economic recovery in 2021 despite the coronavirus pandemic, as the country recorded consecutive growth so far, the local Premium Times ....
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Africa's Covid-19 cases hit 9.6mln: Africa CDC
Date: 2022-01-01 08:07:26 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:9 - ID:9345846
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 1 (MENA) - The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Africa hit 9,659,957, while the death toll from the disease stood at 228,196, according to data released by Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) ....
