Africa

African nations request help to fight poverty

Published on: November 23, 2021
16:29

Addis Ababa, Nov 23 (Prensa Latina) African ministers and officials have asked the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) to tackle down on poverty during the post-Covid-19 time.

Funds and technology for coffee growing demanded in Africa

Published on: November 19, 2021
10:08

Luanda, nov 19 (Prensa Latina) Africa produces around 11 percent of coffee globally, but benefits are limited by insufficient agricultural and industrial investments, international expert Josefa Sacko said today.

Trade exchange between Egypt and African countries grows

Published on: November 19, 2021
07:47

Cairo, Nov 19 (Prensa Latina) Trade exchange between Egypt and African countries jumped 5.35 billion dollars in the first nine months of 2021, a year-on-year increase of 35.7 percent, an official source reported on Friday.

Covid-19 keeps decreasing trend in Sub-Saharan Africa

Published on: November 15, 2021
10:49

Nairobi, nov 15 (Prensa Latina) The Covid-19 pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa holds today its descending trend, according to statistics released by the Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CDPC) corresponding to last 24 hours.

New rise in deaths from Covid-19 in sub-Saharan Africa

Published on: November 5, 2021
13:55

Nairobi, Nov 5 (Prensa Latina) Deaths from Covid-19 in sub-Saharan Africa have risen in the last 24 hours, the Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CDPC) reported on Friday.

UN warns about worrying trends in Africa

Published on: October 28, 2021
17:20

United Nations, Oct 28 (Prensa Latina) UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Thursday warned at the UN Security Council (UNSC) about worrying trends across the African continent amid a context of a number of violence and armed conflict.

Economic crisis predicted in sub-Saharan Africa

Published on: October 28, 2021
10:09

Nairobi, Oct 28 (Prensa Latina) The low Covid-19 numbers in sub-Saharan Africa was tarnished today by pessimistic economic forecasts for the region, particularly for its external debt.

Sub-Saharan Africa surpasses the 217,000 Covid-19 deaths mark

Published on: October 26, 2021
10:45

Nairobi, Oct 26 (Prensa Latina) Sub-Saharan Africa reached the total of 217,101 Covid-19 deaths, according to the report from the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, which reported 164 deaths on Monday.

Low Covid-19 numbers persist in Sub-Saharan Africa

Published on: October 25, 2021
09:53

Nairobi, Oct 25 (Prensa Latina) Sub-Saharan Africa ended last week with small numbers of deaths and infections from Covid-19, according to a report released today by the Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CDPC).

Ethiopian film-maker highlights Cuba’s contribution

Published on: October 17, 2021
11:20

Addis Ababa, Oct 17 (Prensa Latina) Cuba was vital for Africans' independence and important for the achievement of major progress on the continent, but there is still much work to do, Negash Abdurahman, director of the documentary Cuba in Africa, said.

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