Africa

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  • Extremists launch 2 attacks on military targets in Somalia

    Date: 2019-09-30 10:33:16 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:23 - ID:8124725

    MOGADISHU, Sept 30 (MENA) - Somalia’s Islamic extremist rebels on Monday launched two attacks on US and European military targets, The Washington Post quoted officials as saying. The first attack was on a military airstrip which is a base for US ....

  • Zimbabwe's Mugabe buried in a steel coffin encased in concrete

    Date: 2019-09-30 08:20:41 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:11 - ID:8124467

    LONDON, Sept 30 (MENA) - The bizarre burial of Robert Mugabe saw the former Zimbabwean leader interred in a steel-lined coffin under a layer of concrete on Saturday, following a bitter dispute over his resting place between government officials, ....

  • Senegal president pardons Khalifa Sall, ex-mayor of Dakar

    Date: 2019-09-30 06:14:42 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:8 - ID:8124422

    DAKAR, Sept 30 (MENA) - Senegal’s President Macky Sall has pardoned former Dakar mayor and political rival Khalifa Sall, who had been sentenced to prison for fraudulent use of public funds, Al Arabiya News Channel reported Monday. Khalifa Sall, ....

  • Sudan's PM arrives in Paris

    Date: 2019-09-29 15:46:12 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:49 - ID:8123990

    KHARTOUM, Sept 29 (MENA) - Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok arrived in Paris on Sunday, at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron. Hamdok is leading a delegation that includes Foreign Minister Asmaa Abdalla and Finance Minister ....

  • 17 killed in US airstrike on suspected Daesh targets in Libya

    Date: 2019-09-27 17:54:08 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:54 - ID:8121703

    WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (MENA) - A US military airstrike killed 17 people allegedly affiliated with Daesh in southwest Libya, the military announced Friday—the third strike against militants there this month, The Time reported. The strike was ....

  • Ethiopia, Sudan probe fostering bilateral economic relations

    Date: 2019-09-27 11:12:02 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:37 - ID:8121146

    ADDIS ABABA, Sept 27 (MENA) - The 5th Ethiopian-Sudanese Joint Economic Conference aimed at developing economic relations between the two countries was held in Addis Ababa. The conference also aims at playing a fundamental role in establishing ....

  • Italy allocates USD 70 mln for supporting Sudan

    Date: 2019-09-23 10:50:19 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:23 - ID:8115157

    KHARTOUM, Sept 23 (MENA) - Italian Ambassador to Sudan Fabrizio Lobasso said Rome has allocated around USD 70 million for establishing a number of projects in the country over the coming three years. In statements to the Sudanese daily paper Al ....

  • Death toll from Liberian school fire rises to 30

    Date: 2019-09-19 08:06:53 GMT - Liberia - Africa - SN:13 - ID:8110187

    MONROVIA, Sept 19 (MENA) - The death toll from a fire that erupted in a Liberian school Wednesday rose to 30. The cause of the blaze is yet to be determined, said a spokesman for the police Thursday. "The kids were learning the Koran when the ....

  • Minister calls for increased cultural interaction among African peoples

    Date: 2019-09-18 22:49:50 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:78 - ID:8110018

    CAIRO, Sept 18 (MENA) - Culture Minister Enas Abdel Dayem asserted that the Pan-African Forum for the Culture of Peace, which kicked off in Angola on Wednesday, is a precious opportunity for increasing cultural interaction among the African peoples ....

  • CRTEAN says final draft of space bill to be endorse by end of 2019

    Date: 2019-09-18 11:41:11 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:35 - ID:8108929

    CAIRO, Sept 18 (MENA) - Director General of the Regional Center for Remote Sensing of North Africa States (CRTEAN) Hadi Gashut said Wednesday that a final draft of the space bill will be endorsed by the end of this year. The bill has been ....

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