Africa

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  • Somalia: ‘Dire and grim’ drought, impacting more than 7 million

    Date: 2022-06-02 05:44:40 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:2 - ID:9600917

    NEW YORK, June 2 (MENA) - Accompanying Somalia’s newly-appointed drought envoy on his first field visit, the United Nations’ top humanitarian official for the Horn of Africa country warned of the devastating outlook for millions of affected Somalis, ....

  • "Africa Health ExCon" seeks to build intra-African sustainable partnership -- Former min. tells MENA

    Date: 2022-05-31 19:05:49 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:82 - ID:9598566

    CAIRO, May 31 (MENA) - The African medical show and conference “Africa Health ExCon” to be organized by the Egyptian Authority for Unified Procurement, Medical Supply and Technology Management (AUPP) on June 5-7 will be the first and largest of its ....

  • DRC halts RwandAir flights over alleged M23 rebel support

    Date: 2022-05-28 19:56:27 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:63 - ID:9593360

    KINSHASA, May 28 (MENA) – The Democratic Republic of Congo said it will suspend RwandAir flights and summoned Kigali's ambassador after authorities accused Rwanda of supporting the M23 rebel group, Africa News reported. Kinshasa this week said ....

  • Afreximbank President named African Banker of the Year

    Date: 2022-05-27 20:33:59 GMT - Ghana - Africa - SN:82 - ID:9592069

    ACCRA, May 27 (MENA) - Professor Benedict Oramah, President of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has been named African Banker of the Year at the African Banker Awards 2022 ceremony. This is the second time he has received the award, ....

  • 11.7m Covid-19 cases reported in Africa

    Date: 2022-05-27 19:44:16 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:77 - ID:9591941

    ADDIS ABABA, May 27 (MENA) – The confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 11,705,077, while over 299,996,435 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Reported deaths in Africa reached 253,824 and 9,835,379 ....

  • EU condemns escalation of violence in Great Lakes Region

    Date: 2022-05-27 15:55:11 GMT - Belgium - Africa - SN:57 - ID:9591553

    BRUSSELS, May 27 (MENA) - The EU strongly condemned recent attacks conducted by the March 23 movement against the UN mission that is acting to achieve stability in DR Congo and against Congolese armed forces. The assaults are a worrying ....

  • Blinken holds phone call with Somali president

    Date: 2022-05-26 05:45:29 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:1 - ID:9589241

    WASHINGTON, May 26 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken held a phone call with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, US State Department Spokesman Ned Price said on Thursday. Blinken congratulated the Somali president on his ....

  • Relations with African countries should be intensified: Italian FM

    Date: 2022-05-25 12:20:23 GMT - Italy - Africa - SN:44 - ID:9587868

    ROME, May 25 (MENA) - Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Wednesday that relations with African countries should be intensified to boost international cooperation and face the global challenges. During his speech on African Day 2022, ....

  • Thousands flee as conflict between Congolese army and M23 rebels continues

    Date: 2022-05-24 22:22:18 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:81 - ID:9587156

    KINSHASA, May 24 (MENA) - Thousands of people have fled as fighting between the Congolese army (FARDC) and M23 rebels continued in the territory of Nyiragongo, near Goma, the capital of North Kivu, Africanews reported Tuesday. Emptying their ....

  • CCCPA gears up for 3rd Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace, Development next month

    Date: 2022-05-21 20:55:51 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:76 - ID:9581747

    CAIRO, May 21 (MENA) - The Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding (CCCPA) organized Saturday a webinar tiled: "30 years since the adoption of the 1992-2022 Agenda for Peace : From a peace agenda to a new ....

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