Africa

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  • Kenyan adviser says IMF to expand facilities by $650 million

    Date: 2023-11-08 15:04:17 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:54 - ID:10432564

    NAIROBI, Nov 8 (MENA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed to increase Kenya’s lending programme by $650 million, the Kenyan president’s chief economic adviser said on Tuesday, ahead of the maturity of a $2 billion Eurobond next year, ....

  • Arab-African summit postponed amid Gaza crisis

    Date: 2023-11-07 18:21:05 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Africa - SN:73 - ID:10431150

    RIYADH, Nov 7 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia has announced the postponement of the Arab-African Summit amidst the current developments in Gaza. The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the postponement of the Arab-African Summit in coordination ....

  • Civil aviation min. probes cooperation, knowledge-sharing with Sierra Leone

    Date: 2023-11-06 20:50:36 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:105 - ID:10429506

    CAIRO, Nov 6 (MENA) - Civil Aviation Minister Mohamed Abbas Helmy discussed with Sierra Leone Minister of Transport and Aviation Fanday Turay ways to promote joint cooperation and make use of Egypt's broad expertise and capabilities in the civil ....

  • ACTIF23 ends on high note with solid resolutions for shared prosperous future

    Date: 2023-11-01 19:35:48 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:73 - ID:10421580

    GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Nov 1 (MENA) - The curtains have come down on the second AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF23) in Georgetown, Guyana. This two-day confluence, anchored under the theme ‘Creating a Shared Prosperous Future’, has ....

  • Afreximbank chief invites Caribbean countries to IATF2023 Egypt will host next month

    Date: 2023-10-30 20:01:27 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:99 - ID:10417736

    GEORGETOWN-GUYANA, Oct 30 (MENA) - President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) Benedict Oramah invited participants in the 2nd AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF23) to the Intra-African ....

  • Egypt keen on coop., coordination with COMESA: min.

    Date: 2023-10-30 18:42:15 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:89 - ID:10417785

    CAIRO, Oct 30 (MENA) - Minister of Civil Aviation Mohamed Abbas Helmy has said Egypt is keen on cooperation and coordination with the COMESA organization to enhance the interests of member states in various files and issues of common ....

  • Guyana hosts second AfriCaribbean trade, investment forum

    Date: 2023-10-30 17:57:26 GMT - Guyana - Africa - SN:85 - ID:10417684

    GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Oct 30 (MENA) - The second AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF23) kicked off Monday in Georgetown, Guyana, under the overarching theme "Creating a Shared Prosperous Future". Organised from 30 to 31 October 2023, by ....

  • US concerned over shelling of civilians, deepening suffering of Sudanese people

    Date: 2023-10-19 07:07:10 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:14 - ID:10399535

    WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (MENA) - The United States is deeply concerned by credible reports that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has intensified its shelling in and around Nyala, South Darfur and Karari, Omdurman, deepening the suffering of the Sudanese ....

  • Afreximbank offers Egypt $30 bln. over past 5 years: Deputy chief

    Date: 2023-10-18 18:01:46 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:96 - ID:10399038

    CAIRO, Oct 18 (MENA) - The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has provided Egypt with about $30 billion in funds over the past five years, Afreximbank Acting Executive Vice President Kanayo Awani said. Awani was speaking at a conference ....

  • Almost half of South Africans likely to go hungry in 2025, study finds

    Date: 2023-10-18 09:58:38 GMT - Austria - Africa - SN:46 - ID:10398003

    VIENNA, Oct 18 (MENA) - The number of people unable to meet their minimum food consumption needs in South Africa is expected to marginally decline to just under one in two by 2025, according to the World Data Lab. The firm, which conducted ....

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