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PAPSS hosts its first bank CEOs consultative forum
Date: 2024-05-13 17:16:59 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:56 - ID:10703770
CAIRO, May 13 (MENA) - Promoters of the Pan-African Payment & Settlement System (PAPSS), namely African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), African Union Commission (AUC) and African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, successfully ....
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Barrie Freeman appointed as Deputy Special Representative of Guterres for West Africa and Sahel
Date: 2024-05-13 16:42:10 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:51 - ID:10703768
NEW YORK, May 13 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Barrie Freeman of the United States as his new Deputy Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS). Freeman succeeds Giovanie Biha of Burundi, ....
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Prince Harry, Meghan arrive in Nigeria for three-day visit
Date: 2024-05-10 11:29:13 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:20 - ID:10698837
ABUJA, May 10 (MENA) - Prince Harry and Meghan have landed for their three-day trip to Nigeria, according to the BBC. The couple are set to attend a training session for Nigeria: Unconquered - a charity which collaborates with the Invictus Games - ....
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South Sudan's president meets Sudan's TSC member Kabashi in Juba
Date: 2024-05-06 12:33:29 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:32 - ID:10693038
JUBA, Porto Sudan, May 6 - (MENA) - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit met at the Presidential Palace in Juba on Monday, a member of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, General ....
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Sudan urges AU to reconsider membership freeze
Date: 2024-05-05 18:21:59 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:53 - ID:10692443
BANJUL/ PORT SUDAN, May 5 (MENA) - Foreign Minister of Sudan Hassan Awad urged the African Union Commission (AUC) to reconsider its decision to freeze Sudan's membership in the African Union, to ensure Sudan is engaged in all issues that concern the ....
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Nigeria accedes to Establishment Agreement for Afreximbank’s FEDA
Date: 2024-05-03 14:55:48 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:36 - ID:10689776
KIGALI, May 3 (MENA) - The Federal Republic of Nigeria has acceded the Establishment Agreement for the Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), the development impact investment platform of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). ....
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Kenya floods death toll tops 200 as cyclone approaches
Date: 2024-05-03 11:45:26 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:25 - ID:10689456
NAIROBI, May 3 (MENA) - Torrential rains have lashed much of East Africa, triggering flooding and landslides that has destroyed crops, swallowed homes, and displaced hundreds of thousands of people, France 24 reported. Some 210 people have died ....
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African leaders call for increased concessional funding from World Bank's IDA
Date: 2024-04-29 19:21:11 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:74 - ID:10683726
NAIROBI, April 29 (MENA) – African leaders on Monday began a two-day summit in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, by calling for increased concessional funding from the World Bank's International Development Association (IDA), Xinhua reported. The ....
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Sustainable transition needed in Africa to ensures accelerated, inclusive economic growth – Report says
Date: 2024-04-26 10:59:40 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:22 - ID:10678782
ADDIS ABABA, April 26 (MENA) – African countries face many economic, social, and environmental challenges, according to the 2024 Economic Report on Africa. These global challenges render “business as usual” strategies unsustainable, and a new ....
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Somali Deputy Defence Minister, SNA Commander meet officers from US
Date: 2024-04-24 11:47:14 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:26 - ID:10675862
MOGADISHU, NAIROBI, April 24 (MENA) - The Deputy Minister of Defense of the Federal Government of Somalia, Abdifatah Kasim, together with the Commander of the Somali National Army, Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Sheikh Muhyadin met with officers from the US ....
