Africa

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  • Over 11,579,536 COVID-19 infections across Africa

    Date: 2022-05-10 10:12:26 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:34 - ID:9560402

    ADDIS ABABA, May 10 (MENA) - As Tuesday, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 11,579,536 while over 297,563,989 vaccinations have been administered across the continent, said Africa Centres for Disease Control and ....

  • Egypt made tangible progress in preventing human-induced land degradation: Agriculture min. told UNCCD COP15

    Date: 2022-05-09 22:22:48 GMT - Cote d'Ivoire - Africa - SN:108 - ID:9559731

    ABIDJAN, May 9 (MENA) - Egypt has made tangible progress in preventing one of the main causes of land degradation due to human interventions, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation El Sayed el Quseir said. The minister made the remarks in a ....

  • AU launches study on current health challenges of migrants, refugees in Africa

    Date: 2022-05-09 07:37:38 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:15 - ID:9558112

    ADDIS ABABA, May 9 (MENA) - The Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development of the African Union Commission has launched a study on “Migration and Health: Addressing Current Health Challenges of Migrants & Refugees in Africa”. ....

  • UN releases US$19mn to help people in S. Sudan prepare for severe flooding

    Date: 2022-05-08 10:09:37 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:32 - ID:9556665

    NEW YORK, May 8 (MENA) - Two OCHA-managed pooled funds have released US$19 million to help communities in South Sudan prepare for severe flooding expected during the rainy season, Relief Web reported. The country is projected to suffer a fourth ....

  • OHCHR concerned over recent inter-religious clashes in Ethiopia

    Date: 2022-05-07 22:50:55 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:98 - ID:9556290

    GENEVA, May 7 (MENA) - United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Saturday voiced her deep concern over the recent violent clashes between Muslims and Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia in which at least 30 people were ....

  • Africa reports nearly 12 mln Covid-19 cases - CDC

    Date: 2022-05-07 18:33:59 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:65 - ID:9555869

    ADDIS ABABA, May 7 (MENA) - Africa Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Saturday the tally of coronavirus infections in the continent reached 11,965,416 cases and confirmed fatalities stood at 253,978. In a statement, Africa CDC ....

  • UAE condemns the terrorist attack on an African Union Mission base in Somalia

    Date: 2022-05-07 12:03:22 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Africa - SN:33 - ID:9555291

    ABU DHABI, May 7 (MENA) - The UAE has strongly condemned the terrorist attack that targeted an African Union Transition Mission base in the Middle Shabelle region, southwest of the Somali capital Mogadishu, which resulted in deaths and injuries of ....

  • Senegal to host ECA’s conference of ministers Wednesday

    Date: 2022-05-06 07:55:30 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:19 - ID:9553576

    DAKAR, May 6 (MENA) - The 54th session of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development will be held in Dakar on May 11. The week-long conference will be organized by UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in ....

  • Covid-19 cases in Africa surpass 11.5 million, death toll nears 253,000

    Date: 2022-05-05 14:29:10 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:54 - ID:9552926

    ADDIS ABABA, May 5 (MENA) - The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Africa reached 11,540,181, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The death toll across the continent stands at 252,930 and 9,689,364 ....

  • Building in Nigeria's commercial hub collapses; 5 dead

    Date: 2022-05-02 14:45:58 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:42 - ID:9549450

    ABUJA, May 2 (MENA) - A three-story residential building has collapsed in Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city, killing at least five people with many feared trapped, ABC News quoted emergency response services as saying Monday. “Twenty-three people have ....

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