Africa

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  • US voices concern over reports on renewal of aggressions in Ethiopia

    Date: 2022-08-25 07:06:39 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:13 - ID:9737648

    WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (MENA) - The US voiced concern Wednesday over reports about the renewal of acts of aggression in Ethiopia. The concern was uttered by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a statement released on the Department of State's ....

  • Agriculture min. affirms depth of Egypt-Uganda ties

    Date: 2022-08-24 09:19:53 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:23 - ID:9736231

    CAIRO, Aug 24 (MENA) - Agriculture Minister El Sayed el Qusair underlined the depth of ties binding Egypt and Uganda at all levels. During a meeting Wednesday with the Ugandan minister of agriculture, animal Industry and fisheries, along with ....

  • Japanese PM to take part in TICAD8 online

    Date: 2022-08-24 08:16:39 GMT - Tunisia - Africa - SN:17 - ID:9736108

    TUNIS, Aug 24 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will take part virtually in all works of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8), to be held in Tunis on August 27-28, said the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign ....

  • Japan Rating Agency affirms Afreximbank's long-term issuer rating at A-

    Date: 2022-08-23 18:47:10 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:75 - ID:9735614

    CAIRO, Aug 23 (MENA) - The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced that Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR) has affirmed its long-term issuer rating of A- and maintained the stable outlook. The affirmation of Afreximbank's issuer ....

  • Somali nationals to be repatriated after detention in Libya

    Date: 2022-08-22 11:28:42 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:38 - ID:9732899

    MOGADISHU, Aug 22 (MENA) - Somali immigrants who were arrested by the Libyan army while trying to migrate to Europe were freed, according to the Somali embassy. Ayub Hanshi Isse, the first secretary of the Somali Embassy in Libya, confirmed to ....

  • US buying 150,000 metric tonnes of Ukraine grain for hungry regions: UN

    Date: 2022-08-20 16:30:55 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:53 - ID:9730223

    WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (MENA) - The United States is stepping up to buy about 150,000 metric tons of grain from Ukraine in the next few weeks for an upcoming shipment of food aid from ports no longer blockaded by war, the World Food Program chief has ....

  • UN emergency fund injects $10 million to scale up drought response in Somalia

    Date: 2022-08-20 13:17:16 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:37 - ID:9729782

    NEW YORK / MOGADISHU, Aug 20 (MENA) - United Nations humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths has released US$10 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to ramp up emergency aid in Somalia, which is looking into the abyss after its worst ....

  • US congressional delegation in Kenya amid election crisis

    Date: 2022-08-18 07:06:46 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:9 - ID:9726395

    NAIROBI, Aug 18 (MENA) - A US congressional delegation has arrived in Kenya to meet with the new president-elect and the opposition figure likely to file a court challenge to his election loss in the latest electoral crisis for East Africa’s most ....

  • ECES to hold webinar on Africa's COP27 priorities, opportunities tomorrow

    Date: 2022-08-17 19:46:06 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:76 - ID:9726127

    CAIRO, Aug 17 (MENA) - The Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES) will on Thursday organize a webinar titled: "Identifying the continent's priorities and opportunities," as part of ongoing preparations for the upcoming global climate summit ....

  • Biggest training program for African journalists kicks off in Cairo 2 last Cairo

    Date: 2022-08-14 20:12:59 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:93 - ID:9720608

    For his part, MENA Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Ali Hassan said President Sisi pays special attention to Sudan and its people, shedding light on the large volume of joint projects between the sisterly African nations. The first course will be ....

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