Africa

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  • S. Korea expands travel alert for Ethiopia amid civil war

    Date: 2021-11-05 08:53:24 GMT - south korea - Africa - SN:15 - ID:9254153

    SEOUL, Nov 5 (MENA) - South Korea on Friday expanded a travel warning to all of Ethiopia after the African nation's government issued a state of emergency amid an escalating armed conflict, the foreign ministry said. Under the Level 3 travel ....

  • EU: Ethiopia faces risk of fragmentation and widespread armed conflict

    Date: 2021-11-04 22:51:33 GMT - Belgium - Africa - SN:94 - ID:9253912

    BRUSSELS, Nov 4 (MENA) - The EU has voiced its deep worry about the recent escalation of fighting in Ethiopia's Amhara region and the military advances of the TPLF and Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), as well as aerial bombardment by the Ethiopian ....

  • Dozens killed in terrorist attack in western Niger

    Date: 2021-11-04 22:01:48 GMT - Niger - Africa - SN:90 - ID:9253899

    NIAMEY, Nov 4 (MENA) - A terrorist attack in Niger’s volatile “tri-border” zone with Burkina Faso and Mali has killed dozens of members of a self-defence militia, France 24 reported quoting local sources as saying on Thursday. The assault took ....

  • Africa's Covid-19 cases surpass 8.5 mln: Africa CDC

    Date: 2021-11-04 15:05:49 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:65 - ID:9253402

    ADDIS ABABA, Nov 4 (MENA) - The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) announced that the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Africa hit 8.511 million, while the death toll from the disease stood at 219,000. As ....

  • Mauritania reports 54 new infections

    Date: 2021-11-03 22:11:58 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:107 - ID:9252267

    NOUAKCHOTT, Nov 3 (MENA) - Mauritania reported Wednesday 54 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. The infection tally hits 37,489, while the total recoveries reached 36,041 after registering 34 ....

  • AU continues talks on boosting mediation mechanisms

    Date: 2021-11-03 21:00:57 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:103 - ID:9252175

    ADDIS ABABA, Nov 3 (MENA) – The African Union's Commission for Political Affairs, Peace and Security continued for the second day in row its discussions on the leading role of AU bodies in mediation, dialogue and conflict prevention. Egypt's ....

  • PM urges Arab, African states to make strategic, economic alliances 3 last Cairo

    Date: 2021-11-03 17:52:17 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:92 - ID:9252017

    Madbouli invited all participants to attend a COMESA meeting, that will be hosted by Egypt in the coming weeks. He said Egypt has adopted an ambitious approach to achieve sustainable and comprehensive development and proved it is a strong and ....

  • PM urges Arab, African states to make strategic, economic alliances 2 Cairo

    Date: 2021-11-03 17:23:06 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:90 - ID:9251988

    The two-day forum is organized by the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) and seeks to boost Arab-Afro trade frameworks and give a strong momentum to economic relations in a bid meant to strengthen ties binding peoples. Madbouli ....

  • UN slams atrocities carried out in Tigray conflict, as Ethiopia announces state of emergency

    Date: 2021-11-03 15:05:00 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:66 - ID:9251591

    GENEVA, Nov 3 (MENA) - The United Nations has condemned atrocities uncovered in a joint investigation into the conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region on Wednesday, a day after the country's government announced a nationwide state of emergency ....

  • American embassy urges US citizens to leave Ethiopia

    Date: 2021-11-02 21:03:03 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:95 - ID:9250310

    ADDIS ABABA, Nov 2 (MENA) – The US has urged its citizens to leave Ethiopia over civil unrest and security concerns. The US Embassy said in a statement on Tuesday that the security environment in Ethiopia “has deteriorated significantly in the ....

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