Africa
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Boko Haram kills 23 mourners after funeral in northeastern Nigeria
Date: 2019-07-28 12:03:46 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:28 - ID:8042065
ABUJA, July 28 (MENA) - Fighters for the Boko Haram militant group killed at least 23 mourners returning from a funeral on Saturday in north-east Nigeria, according to a local militia and residents. The attack took place in Borno state in ....
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Sudan's Military Council deputy chief heads for Juba
Date: 2019-07-27 10:23:45 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:22 - ID:8040893
KHARTOUM, July 27 (MENA) - Deputy Head of Sudan's Transitional Military Council (TMC) General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo embarked Saturday on an official visit to the South Sudanese capital of Juba. During his one-day visit, the commander will discuss ....
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Ghana praises Egypt’s leadership to AU
Date: 2019-07-25 19:11:50 GMT - Ghana - Africa - SN:74 - ID:8039400
ACCRA, July 25 (MENA) – Ghana’s Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng praised Thursday the leading role for President Abdel Fattah El Sisi at both regional and international levels along with his wise ....
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Beni Suef University signs cooperation protocols with African counterparts
Date: 2019-07-25 12:49:01 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:39 - ID:8038690
BENI SUEF, Egypt, July 25 (MENA) - President of Beni Suef University Dr. Mansour Hassan said the university is working to promote cooperation with its African counterparts in light of Egypt's current chairmanship of the African Union, which he ....
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Rwanda to open embassy in Morocco soon
Date: 2019-07-24 12:18:46 GMT - Rwanda - Africa - SN:36 - ID:8037176
KIGALI, July 24 (MENA) - Rwanda will open an embassy in Morocco soon, the Rwandan cabinet announced in a statement on Wednesday. Rwandan President Paul Kagame has appointed an ambassador to serve in Rabat and hence Rwandan Ambassador to Egypt ....
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Peacekeeping troops injured in car bomb attack at Mali
Date: 2019-07-23 06:24:55 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:2 - ID:8035434
BAMAKU, July 22 (MENA) - Three French and Estonian troops were wounded when a car bomb exploded at the entrance to an international peace-keeping base in the Malian town of Gao, Sky News reported quoting France's military as saying on ....
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Parl’t Speaker: Egypt aims to strengthen ties with African countries
Date: 2019-07-22 19:17:02 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:86 - ID:8035245
CAIRO, July 22 (MENA) - Speaker of the House of Representatives Ali Abdel Aal has stressed that Egypt aims to cement and enhance ties with African countries. He made his statements on Monday at a meeting with Speaker of the Kenya Senate Kenneth ....
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Training of trainers workshop for 19 Africans completed
Date: 2019-07-22 17:21:49 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:82 - ID:8034744
CAIRO, July 22 (MENA) - Head of Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC) Gaber Desouky and a number of leaders in the electricity sector attended a celebration here on Monday marking the completion of a "training of trainers" ....
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Africa's working-age population to top Asia's by 2100
Date: 2019-07-21 11:21:37 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:25 - ID:8032890
WASHINGTON, July 21 (MENA) - Africa’s potential workforce will likely be larger than that of Asia by the end of the 21st century as both continents wrestle with different demographic and economic challenges. The number of 15-to-64-year-old ....
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Somali army kills 3 suspected al-Shabaab members
Date: 2019-07-20 11:25:34 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:28 - ID:8031725
MOGADISHU, July 20 (MENA) - Somali security forces on Friday evening killed at least three suspected al-Shabaab militants in an operation outside Baidoa town, Radio Shebelle reported on Saturday. According to locals, the forces launched an ....