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Inauguration of Morocco-funded emergency unit at Al-Makassed Hospital in Al-Quds

The Rabat-based Bayt Mal Al-Quds Asharif Agency has inaugurated in the Holy City of Al Quds the emergency vigilance, coordination and monitoring unit, funded by the Kingdom of Morocco. The opening of this unit, which is part of the Agency’s budget allocated this year to support the health sector, was supervised by the director in […]

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Russia’s Rosatom to build 3rd unit of Egypt’s El-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant

Egypt’s Nuclear and Radiation Control Authority (ENRRA) has granted permission to Russia’s Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation for the construction of the El-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant’s 3rd unit with a capacity of 1,200 megawatts, ENRRA said in a statement. The authority last Wednesday approved the permission to establish the third unit at the Hyena Station. […]

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AFCON2023 set from Jan.13 to Feb.11, 2024

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) set the kickoff of the Africa Cup of Nations, to be held in Côte d’Ivoire for January 13 next year and the closing for February 11. The four-week tournament will start with the opening match scheduled to take place on Saturday, 13 January 2024 at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium […]

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Ugandan President’s son vows to send troops to Russia if attacked

Muhoozi Kainerugaba, an army general and son of President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda said on Thursday on Twitter that the eastern African country will send forces to back Russian President Vladimir Putin, should the west attack Moscow in the ongoing conflict with Ukraine. “Call me a ‘Putinist’ if you will, but we, Uganda, shall send […]

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Amnesty 2023 report: Africa’s ‘limited progress’, ‘grim picture’ in some nations

Amnesty International’s 2023 report titled “State of the World’s Human Rights” says that Africa, on the whole, continues to make progress toward respect for individual rights from speech to political association, though it paints a grim picture of Southern Africa, highlighting troubling abuses in Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Africa has shown “limited […]

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Burkina Faso re-establishes ties with North Korea, purchase of military equipment in sight

Olivia Roumba, Burkina Faso’s top diplomat announced Wednesday the resumption of diplomat ties with North Korea as Ouagadougou seeks Pyongyang’s military support in order to address insecurity at home caused by terrorist groups. “This resumption of diplomatic relations with North Korea will enable this East Asian country and Burkina Faso to maintain exemplary bilateral cooperation […]

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France denies visa to Gabon’s U16 football team

The French Consulate General in Gabon’s capital Libreville has turned down visa applications of the country’s U16 football team expected to take part in a championship in the European country on the grounds that there are fears that the players disappear and fail to return home at the end of the tournament. Gabon’s football association […]

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Germany mulls plans to send troops to Niger

Germany is considering sending military forces to Niger as part of a European Union (EU) mission officially aimed at supporting the African country in the military field. The 60-soldier force is waiting for final parliament approval in April. The EU member initially planned to send soldiers to Niger back in December 2022 to join the […]

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Greek Mytilineos contemplates investments in solar, battery storage projects in Egypt

Mytilineos, a Greece-based industrial conglomerate whose business units are active in the sectors of metallurgy and energy, is planning to inject investment in Egypt in the areas of construction of solar power plants, storage batteries, new and renewable energy, oil, natural gas, infrastructure and sustainable engineering solutions, Egypt’s General Authority for Investment and Free Zones […]

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UN Chief vows support for Africa’s fight against terrorism

Although no region is immune to terrorism, the situation in Africa is especially concerning, Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council, underlining UN support to countries striving to “end this scourge.” Leaders from across the continent joined ambassadors in examining how to counter terrorism and better prevent violent extremism through stronger cooperation between the UN […]