Africa

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  • Sudan lauds EU support of transitional period

    Date: 2019-10-24 14:51:41 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:46 - ID:8159622

    KHARTOUM, Oct 24 (MENA) - Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok lauded on Thursday the EU stance to render the transitional period in Sudan a success. Amok welcomed EU Ambassador to Sudan Robert van den Dool, saying Sudan is keen on opening up ....

  • Russian, Africa leaders assert importance of strategic cooperation in different domains

    Date: 2019-10-24 12:35:33 GMT - Russia - Africa - SN:34 - ID:8159263

    SOCHI, Oct 24 (MENA) - The Russian and African leaders, participating in the general session of the first ever Russia-Africa summit in the Russian city of Sochi, asserted the importance of strategic cooperation in the different domains to support ....

  • 2nd African Young Water Professional Forum wraps up

    Date: 2019-10-23 23:47:26 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:101 - ID:8158527

    CAIRO, Oct 23 (MENA) - The second African Young Water Professional Forum (Af-YWPF) wrapped up Wednesday its three-day meetings which were convened on the sidelines of the second edition of the Cairo Water Week held under the auspices of president ....

  • FDI in Africa rise to $46 bln in 2018- minister

    Date: 2019-10-23 22:51:06 GMT - Russia - Africa - SN:99 - ID:8158538

    SOCHI, RUSSIA, Oct 23 (MENA) – Planning Minister Hala el Saeed said Wednesday that foreign direct investments (FDI) in Africa increased to 46 billion dollars in 2018, up 11 percent from 2017. The increase came on the back of the relative ....

  • Al Azhar: Egypt’s AU chairmanship helps to boost coop. with Africa

    Date: 2019-10-23 22:19:07 GMT - Tanzania - Africa - SN:98 - ID:8158413

    ZANZIBAR, Tanzania, Oct 23 (MENA) – Al Azhar Undersecretary Saleh Abbas said Egypt’s chairmanship of the African Union (AU) has greatly helped in strengthening ties and cooperation between Al Azhar and all educational institutions in Africa. ....

  • Egypt picked first deputy of AU STC on agriculture

    Date: 2019-10-23 15:01:45 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:68 - ID:8157987

    CAIRO, Oct 23 (MENA) - Egypt has been elected first deputy of the Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and Environment at the African Union (AU), Minister of Agriculture Ezz Eddin Abu Steit said ....

  • Egypt has done plenty to prepare for first-ever Russia-Africa summit - expert

    Date: 2019-10-23 11:33:40 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:37 - ID:8157372

    CAIRO, Oct 23 (MENA) - Director of the Egyptian Center for Thought and Strategic Studies Khaled Okasha said that Egypt has done a great deal to prepare for the first-ever Russia-Africa summit that kicked off in the Russian city of Sochi Wednesday ....

  • Putin: Russia-Africa summit landmark event in history of two sides 3 last Sochi

    Date: 2019-10-23 10:42:24 GMT - Russia - Africa - SN:30 - ID:8157367

    The Russian president said his country has extended loans to many African countries and wrote off debts worth more than 20 billion dollars. He added that Russia has big investments in Africa in the health domain, referring to the Russian lab for ....

  • Putin: Russia-Africa forum landmark event in history of two sides 2 Sochi

    Date: 2019-10-23 10:19:32 GMT - Russia - Africa - SN:28 - ID:8157369

    Russia is among Africa's top ten importers and it exports to the continent agricultural crops more than weapons, Putin said. He said efforts should be exerted to double trade exchange between the two sides within the coming five years. Joint ....

  • Russia-Africa summit landmark event in history of two sides

    Date: 2019-10-23 09:29:57 GMT - Russia - Africa - SN:24 - ID:8157254

    SOCHI, Oct 23 (MENA) - President Vladimir Putin stressed on Wednesday that the Russia-Africa summit is the first-ever and landmark event in the history of the two sides, stressing that African-Russian relations have greatly improved over the past ....

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