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Nigeria cuts off 73 million callers for non registration
Date: 2022-04-13 10:35:02 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:32 - ID:9519727
ABUJA, April 13 (MENA) - Many subscribers in Nigeria are disappointed with government directives to disconnect their lines, The economy reported. Over 72 million subscribers in Nigeria were recently barred from using their lines. This comes as ....
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Two thirds of South Sudan's citizens may be hit by famine this year - UN warns
Date: 2022-04-12 14:51:43 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:53 - ID:9518487
GENEVA, April 12 (MENA) - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on Tuesday that more than 70 percent of South Sudanese people will face extreme hunger in the period between May and July. “FAO is concerned by the rising ....
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Tanzanian President wins Babacar Ndiaye Trophy for transport success
Date: 2022-04-08 19:55:04 GMT - Cote d'Ivoire - Africa - SN:76 - ID:9512444
ABIDJAN, April 8 (MENA) - Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been named the 2022 winner of the Africa Road Builders–Babacar Ndiaye Trophy. The prize is awarded to leading figures in Africa who have demonstrated their commitment to the ....
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US provides dlrs 114 million to African countries to fight drought
Date: 2022-04-07 11:45:55 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:39 - ID:9510345
ADDIS ABABA, April 7 (MENA) - In response to the devastating drought in the Horn of Africa, the United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing nearly $114 million in additional humanitarian aid to meet the ....
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Canada condemns violence in Mali
Date: 2022-04-06 20:45:56 GMT - Canada - Africa - SN:84 - ID:9509609
OTTAWA, April 6 (MENA) - Canada is very concerned by reports of hundreds of civilians killed and injured last week in the context of a counter-terrorism operation in the village of Moura, Mali. We offer our deepest condolences to the families of ....
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Afreximbank sets up dlrs 4bn trade fund to cushion against Ukraine-related shocks
Date: 2022-04-06 19:01:17 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:62 - ID:9509434
CAIRO, April 6 (MENA) - The Board of Directors of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has approved the launch of the Ukraine Crisis Adjustment Trade Financing Programme for Africa (UKAFPA), a programme of credit facilities that the Bank has ....
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AOI chief, Angolan ambassador discuss boosting cooperation
Date: 2022-04-06 12:30:37 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:32 - ID:9508919
CAIRO, April 6 (MENA) - Chairman of the Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) Abdel Moneim el Terras emphasized the importance of implementing President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’ directives on fostering cooperation with the sisterly African ....
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ICRC: Africa faces disaster as 1 in 4 people face food security crisis
Date: 2022-04-05 12:12:56 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:54 - ID:9507144
GENEVA, April 5 (MENA) - More than a quarter of Africa’s people – 346 million – are facing a food security crisis that has millions of families skipping meals every day, an alarming hunger situation that risks intensifying in the coming months, the ....
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Egypt condoles with Sudan over victims of capsized boat
Date: 2022-04-04 19:53:02 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:84 - ID:9506288
CAIRO, April 4 (MENA) - Egypt expressed sincerest condolences to the Republic of Sudan over the death of at least 20 agriculture workers, most of whom were women, after a boat capsized and sunk in southeastern Sennar province. In a statement by ....
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Sahel-Saharan Community hails Sisi for activating Counter-Terrorism Center
Date: 2022-03-31 18:00:01 GMT - Morocco - Africa - SN:92 - ID:9500317
RABAT, March 31 (MENA) - The Executive Council of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) has hailed President Abdel Fattah El Sisi for his role in launching the work of the community's Counter-Terrorism Center. This came in the final ....
