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Somalia to vie for UNSC seat
Date: 2024-02-16 11:09:49 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:21 - ID:10583226
MOGADISHU, Feb 16 (MENA) - The African Union (AU) has endorsed Somalia as the sole candidate from East Africa for one of the non-permanent seats of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the period of 2025-2026, Sonna news agency reported. ....
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US to build 5 new military bases for Somali army
Date: 2024-02-16 09:05:29 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:18 - ID:10583043
WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (MENA) - The US will build up to five military bases for the Somali army in a project that seeks to bolster the Somali national army’s capabilities, the Washington Post reported. Somalia’s defense minister and the US charge ....
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Annual meeting of ILO's directors for Africa kicks off in Congo Republic
Date: 2024-02-15 20:08:37 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:84 - ID:10582655
BRAZZAVILLE, Feb 15 (MENA) - Congo Republic's Prime Minister Anatole Collinet Makosso has inaugurated the annual meeting of the International Labor Organization (ILO)'s directors for Africa. The meeting is attended by ILO's Assistant ....
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EU concerned over developments in Ethiopia's Merawi town
Date: 2024-02-14 10:42:03 GMT - Belgium - Africa - SN:26 - ID:10580139
BRUSSELS, Feb 14 (MENA) - The European Union is seriously concerned by the alleged targeted killings of civilians in the town of Merawi, in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. In a statement on Wednesday, the EU said "We call for an independent ....
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Official website for ACI Africa's conference launched
Date: 2024-02-13 20:47:59 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:88 - ID:10579345
CAIRO, Feb 13 (MENA) - The Airports Council International Africa (ACI Africa) launched the official website for the African Airports Council International Conference and Exhibition, which will take place in Cairo from February 24 to March 1. The ....
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UN expresses concern about tensions, protests in Senegal
Date: 2024-02-13 16:46:03 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:62 - ID:10579248
GENEVA, Feb 13 (MENA) - The UN voiced concern Tuesday about tensions in Senegal after President Macky Sall delayed this month's presidential polls and urged swift probes into at least three deaths during protests. Sall's decision to push back ....
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Somalia acting FM says Ethiopian acts not to be tolerated
Date: 2024-02-13 11:27:29 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:27 - ID:10578431
MOGADISHU, Feb 13 (MENA) - Somalia's State Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Acting Minister Omar Ali Balcad said that the Ehiopian violation swill not be tolerated and that Somalia will take any step that Ethiopia takes. “We will ....
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UN releases emergency funding worth $6 mln to help DR Congo fight catastrophic flooding
Date: 2024-02-09 13:58:19 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:29 - ID:10572750
NEW YORK, Feb 9 (MENA) - Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths has allocated $6 million this week from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support the response to floods in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Office for the ....
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AfDB, UNHCR explore pathways to support forcibly displaced people in South Sudan
Date: 2024-02-09 12:51:52 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:24 - ID:10572720
JUBA, Feb 9 (MENA) - During a joint visit to South Sudan, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, committed to deepening their collaboration for displaced people and host communities in the country, according to AfDB ....
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U.S., Zambia, AFC Host PGI Forum to strengthen investment in Lobito Corridor
Date: 2024-02-08 22:45:00 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:61 - ID:10572165
WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (MENA) - Hakainde Hichilema, President of the Republic of Zambia, Amos Hochstein, Senior Advisor to President Biden, and Samaila Zubairu, President and CEO of the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) convened the Partnership for Global ....
