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  Cyclone near Africa to bring rain in Gujrat, fishermen warned

  India | December 06, 2019 15:47 IST

  Due to the cyclonic storm 'Pawan' near Africa, Fishermen in Gujrat advised refrain from venturing into the area because of unseasonal rain for the next two days.

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  ArcelorMittal to shut Saldanha steel plant in South Africa

  Business | November 11, 2019 18:55 IST

  The company, majority-owned by ArcelorMittal, announced on its website that "568 people work at the plant which has produced steel products for more than two decades." As part of a strategic review of its operations, the steel manufacturer found that its Saldanha operations had lost their competitive cost advantage to compete in the export market, "mainly due to raw material and regulated prices"

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  Airtel Africa crosses 100 million subscribers base

  Business | August 28, 2019 17:06 IST

  "Airtel Africa has crossed the 100-million subscriber mark. The positive momentum we have seen in customer acquisition further underpins our medium-term aspirations for revenue and profit growth," Raghunath Mandava, chief executive officer of Airtel Africa, said in a statement.

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  Seven Indian girl students set to capture Mount Kilimanjaro

  India | August 08, 2019 18:57 IST

  The girls, aged between 15 and 18 years, were shortlisted on the basis of performance and their physical and mental fitness.

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  60 foreigners detained in Greater Noida, face deportation

  India | July 10, 2019 23:22 IST

  Sixty foreign nationals were detained and face deportation after police searches in Greater Noida found them staying in the country without valid travel documents, officials said.

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  India working on expanding capacity building in Africa

  World | July 03, 2019 9:47 IST

  The areas in which India is looking at intensifying the capacity building activities include healthcare, disaster management, connectivity, education, women empowerment, trade and investment and agriculture.

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  India sends fresh women CAPF contingent for UN duties in Africa

  India | June 08, 2019 17:48 IST

  "The United Nations has been seeking deployment of a female engagement team (FET) in its missions as part of its gender parity/sensitisation initiative."

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  India to work with BRICS for Fourth Industrial Revolution: PM Modi

  India | July 26, 2018 20:43 IST

  BRICS is a grouping of five major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Originally the first four were grouped as "BRIC", before the induction of South Africa in 2010.

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  PM Modi outlines 10 guiding principles for deepening India's engagement with Africa

  India | July 25, 2018 22:46 IST

  Modi said with Uganda, India has deepened its partnership and engagement across the vast expanse of Africa.   

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  India to open a High Commission in Rwanda: PM Narendra Modi

  India | July 24, 2018 6:19 IST

  Modi reached Kigali on Monday in the first leg of his three-nation tour to Africa, making it the first ever Prime Ministerial visit from India to Rwanda.

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  PM Modi to kick off his five-day tour of Africa from today, strengthening India-Africa ties on top of agenda

  India | July 23, 2018 0:05 IST

  This will be Modi's second visit to mainland Africa after he visited Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and Kenya in 2016.

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  Commonwealth Games organisers list England as part of Africa in the official program

  Other Sports | April 04, 2018 16:17 IST

  The colorful souvenir edition lists the English capital as Banjul (instead of London), locates it in the Africa region and notes its population as slightly more than 2 million.

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  These breathtaking photos of Sahara Desert covered in snow will leave you amazed

  Trending | January 10, 2018 21:35 IST

  Snow has fallen in the Sahara, covering desert dunes in a layer up to 16 inches deep.

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  Bharti Airtel strengthens Africa operations, to acquire Millicom’s operations in Rwanda

  Business | December 19, 2017 10:18 IST

  The acquisition will make Airtel Rwanda the second largest operator in the country with revenues of over $80 million and a revenue market share of over 40%.

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  Africa has 54 countries, need to dismantle stereotypes: African students in India

  India | April 07, 2017 13:53 IST

  The African students living in India believe that Indians consider all Africans as belonging to one country overlooking the fact that Africa is a continent that consists of 54 countries.

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  Amid controversy over Mahatma Gandhi’s comments, Ghanaian government to relocate his statue from Legon university campus

  World | October 06, 2016 17:39 IST

  In a move aimed at quelling an ongoing controversy over some statements made by Mahatma Gandhi in the context of Africa, the Ghanaian government has now decided to move Mahatma Gandhi statue from the University

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  VIDEO! 'Ring of fire' eclipse to blaze above parts of Africa today

  World | September 01, 2016 14:11 IST

  People in South Africa will be witness to the annular solar eclipse, referred to as a “ring of fire” in the skies today. The eclipse that began at 2:45 am EDT (12:15 pm IST)

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  Kerala-based HLL Lifecare gets bulk export order for 1.3 million female condoms

  August 31, 2016 17:30 IST

  HLL Lifecare, a Kerala-based company that manufactures female condoms, has bagged its maiden bulk order for the supply of over 1.3 million pieces of female condoms to Gambia and Burkina Faso in Africa and Dominican

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  PM Modi interacts with Solar Mamas of Africa

  World | July 10, 2016 15:56 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday interacted here with a group of Solar Mamas, women from various African countries trained in harnessing solar energy under Indian government programmes.

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  My Africa visit will boost economic ties with that continent: PM Modi

  Politics | July 06, 2016 17:50 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that his Africa visit is aimed at boosting both economic ties as well as people-to- people contacts with that continent. PM Modi made these remarks before his