Africa

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  • 100 villagers kidnapped in latest mass abduction in northern Nigeria

    Date: 2024-03-18 19:56:36 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:61 - ID:10629377

    ABUJA, March 18 (MENA) - Armed gangs attacked two villages in Nigeria's northwest over the weekend and seized at least 100 people from their homes, residents and a state official were quoted by ABC News as saying on Monday, in the latest mass ....

  • Egypt sets up 8 solar-powered groundwater stations in S.Sudan: Irrigation min.

    Date: 2024-03-18 11:29:08 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:21 - ID:10628470

    CAIRO, March 18 (MENA) - Egypt has set up eight solar-powered stations for drinking groundwater in the South Sudanese states of Central Equatoria and Jonglei in January, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sewilam said on Monday. He ....

  • Niger ends military agreement with US

    Date: 2024-03-17 10:49:17 GMT - Niger - Africa - SN:21 - ID:10627055

    NIAMEY, March 17 (MENA) - Niger’s military government announced that it has ended an accord with the US that allowed military personnel and civilian staff from the Department of Defense to operate in Niger – days after holding high-level talks with ....

  • Tunisia stresses importance of AU Commission elections

    Date: 2024-03-15 19:29:04 GMT - Tunisia - Africa - SN:52 - ID:10625477

    TUNIS, March 15 (MENA) - Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mounir Ben Rjiba stressed the importance of the upcoming African Union (AU) Commission's elections, amid the current regional and ....

  • UNICEF warns of catastrophic loss of lives in Sudan

    Date: 2024-03-15 13:37:11 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:35 - ID:10625094

    GENEVA, March 15 (MENA) - The UN children’s agency warned on Friday that up to 3.7 million children are expected to be acutely malnourished this year in Sudan, including 730,000 who need lifesaving treatment, according to media reports. Sudan’s ....

  • WFP: Lack of funding threatens aid suspension for 1.2 million Sudanese refugees in Chad

    Date: 2024-03-12 20:02:39 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:74 - ID:10621663

    GENEVA, March 12 (MENA) - The World Food Program (WFP) has warned that life-saving programs in Chad will grind to a halt in a matter of weeks without urgent funding. "The stark warning comes as thousands of Sudanese refugees continue to stream ....

  • Speaker of parliament meets UN delegation in Mogadishu

    Date: 2024-03-12 14:31:38 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:47 - ID:10621449

    MOGADISHU, March 12 (MENA) - Speaker of the Parliament of the Federal Republic of Somalia Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur (Madobe) met with the United Nations delegation based in Somalia led by Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations to Somalia ....

  • Somali army kills 3 militants in Lower Shabelle region

    Date: 2024-03-11 07:06:16 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:8 - ID:10619426

    MOGADISHU, March 11 (MENA) - The Somali National Army, in cooperation with international partners, carried out an operation and killed three militants in the Lower Shabelle region, SONNA reported. The operation targeted the militants as they were ....

  • AP: Mass kidnappings of Nigerian students leave parents in shock and despair

    Date: 2024-03-10 13:23:25 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:38 - ID:10618700

    WASHINGTON, March 10 (MENA) - The Associated Press released a report on Sunday on the rise of kidnapping operations among Nigerian students, leaving parents in a state of shock and despair. Rashidat Hamza is in despair. All but one of her six ....

  • AU president welcomes resolution of Senegal's political dispute

    Date: 2024-03-09 17:02:06 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:55 - ID:10617777

    NOUAKCHOTT, March 9 (MENA) - Mauritanian President and current Chairperson of the African Union Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani on Saturday welcomed the peaceful resolution of political disputes in Senegal. Senegalese President Macky Sall ....

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