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Several people killed, injured in Somalia's Jowhar hotel attack
Date: 2022-07-17 11:14:48 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:29 - ID:9673346
MOGADISHU, July 17 (MENA) - A number of people were killed and injured on Sunday in a car bomb attack on a hotel in Jowhar town, the administrative capital of Hirshabelle State. The injured were rushed to hospital, the Somali news agency said, ....
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Washington Post: Attack on military base in Somalia shows al-Shabab’s power
Date: 2022-07-17 09:47:32 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:22 - ID:9673207
MOGADISHU, July 17 (MENA) - The militants of al-Shabab attacked in the predawn hours the peacekeepers’ base from every direction with lethal precision, The Washington Post reported. Suicide bombers detonated three cars filled with explosives. The ....
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Mauritania reports 140 new Covid cases in 24 hours
Date: 2022-07-13 20:59:54 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:89 - ID:9668733
NOUAKCHOTT, July 13 (MENA) - The Mauritanian Health Ministry said Wednesday that 140 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in the country over the past 24 hours. This takes the total number of infections in the North African country to 61,543, the ....
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US special envoy to Libya meets AU chief
Date: 2022-07-13 10:29:26 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:24 - ID:9667840
TRIPOLI, July 13 (MENA) - US Special Envoy and Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland discussed with Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki ways of supporting the AU's role in attaining reconciliation in Libya. On his Twitter ....
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UNECA calls on African countries to coordinate efforts to obtain financing for renewable energy projects
Date: 2022-07-11 11:02:15 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:19 - ID:9665685
NEW YORK, July 11 (MENA) - Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Vera Songwe called on African countries to coordinate efforts to obtain greater financing for renewable energy projects. In a statement issued by the ....
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US assistant secretary of state for migration heads to Uganda, Geneva
Date: 2022-07-10 18:37:00 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:43 - ID:9665184
WASHINGTON, July 10 (MENA) - US Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) Julieta Valls Noyes on Saturday headed to Uganda on a visit that will last till July 15. While in Uganda, Assistant Secretary Noyes will ....
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EgyptAir highlights sustainable development efforts in Africa
Date: 2022-07-09 11:29:43 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:17 - ID:9663830
CAIRO, July 9 (MENA) – Board Chairman of EgyptAir Holding Company Amr Abul Enein said the participation of the national carrier at a forum on aviation safety in Kenya this week aimed to transfer experience to African countries. Such participation ....
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AfDP: Africa needs dlrs 424 bn to recover from pandemic devastation
Date: 2022-07-07 15:19:13 GMT - Zimbabwe - Africa - SN:58 - ID:9661486
HARARE, July 7 (MENA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group said African nations need dlrs 424 billion this year to help them cope with the devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina. In an ....
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AfDB urges Ireland to increase investments in Africa
Date: 2022-07-06 07:28:21 GMT - Cote d'Ivoire - Africa - SN:10 - ID:9658344
ABIDJAN, July 6 (MENA) - President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Akinwumi Adesina urged Ireland to beef up its investments in Africa, as part of keenness to promote ties with the African Continent. In a statement Wednesday, the ....
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Sudan's sovereign council chief heads to Nairobi to attend IGAD summit
Date: 2022-07-05 09:24:17 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:18 - ID:9656648
KHARTOUM, July 5 (MENA) - Sudanese Chairman of the Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al Burhan headed Tuesday to Nairobi to attend the emergency summit meeting of the eight-member countries of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development ....
