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South Korea ambassador visits Egyptian Space Agency
Science

South Korea ambassador visits Egyptian Space Agency

South Korean ambassador Hong Jin-wook visited the headquarters of the Egyptian Space Agency on Tuesday, at invitation of the Egyptian…
China’s Xi pledges another 1 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses for Africa
World

China’s Xi pledges another 1 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses for Africa

BEIJING, Nov 29 (Reuters) – President Xi Jinping on Monday said China would offer another 1 billion doses of COVID-19…
Egypt makes 10 messages during inauguration of COMESA summit
Egypt

Egypt makes 10 messages during inauguration of COMESA summit

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reviewed the COMESA summit’s medium-term strategic action plan for the period 2021-2025, which aims to…
Egyptian exports to COMESA countries rise by 32.4% from January to September
Business

Egyptian exports to COMESA countries rise by 32.4% from January to September

Egyptian exports to COMESA countries increased to US$2.3 billion during the first nine months of 2021, compared to $1.7 billion…
In the dark: Nigeria’s Maiduguri struggles to recover without power
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In the dark: Nigeria’s Maiduguri struggles to recover without power

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Nov 22 (Reuters) – A whirring machine churns out prints at the Gaza Printing Press in the northeastern…
African nations mend and make do as China tightens Belt and Road
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African nations mend and make do as China tightens Belt and Road

NAIROBI, Nov 22 (Reuters) – Deep in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, members of the National Youth Service tirelessly swing machetes…
Blinken says US investing in Africa without unsustainable debt
World

Blinken says US investing in Africa without unsustainable debt

DAKAR, Nov 20 (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday his country was investing in Africa…
Hundreds go missing in Burkina Faso amid extremist violence
World

Hundreds go missing in Burkina Faso amid extremist violence

FADA N’GOURMA, Burkina Faso (AP) — The last time Polenli Combary spoke to her son on the phone she prayed…
Twin blasts in Uganda capital kill two, injure dozens
World

Twin blasts in Uganda capital kill two, injure dozens

KAMPALA, Nov 16 (Reuters) – Two explosions in the heart of Uganda’s capital killed at least two people and sent…
Africa’s ‘Great Green Wall’ shifts focus to hold off desert
World

Africa’s ‘Great Green Wall’ shifts focus to hold off desert

KEBEMER, Senegal (AP) — The idea was striking in its ambition: African countries aimed to plant trees in a nearly…
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