Africa
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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 ....
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Algeria, Mali to bolster bilateral relations
Date: 2019-07-16 15:03:52 GMT - Algeria - Africa - SN:58 - ID:8026609
ALGERIA, July 16 (MENA) - Algeria's president Abdelkader Bensaleh received a message from President of Mali Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta delivered by Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Mali Tiebile Drame. The two-day visit of ....
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One killed, several wounded in Somalia blast
Date: 2019-07-14 16:59:55 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:54 - ID:8023968
MOGADISHU, July 14 (MENA) - One Somali government soldier was killed and five other people were injured following a blast in Dhusamareb city, central Somalia, Shabelle reported Sunday. According to officials, the bomb was planted at a tea ....
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AfCFTA key African achievement: assistant FM
Date: 2019-07-14 11:25:09 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:25 - ID:8023192
CAIRO, July 14 (MENA) - Assistant Foreign Minister For African Affairs Abu Bakr Hefny underscored the importance of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) that has come into force recently as one of the key achievements attained in ....
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At least 26 killed in terrorist attack on Somali hotel
Date: 2019-07-13 10:48:06 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:19 - ID:8022077
MOGADISHU, July 13 (MENA) - The death toll from Somalia’s Kismayu hotel attack on Friday has risen to 26, including Kenyans, Americans, a Briton and Tanzanians, Jubbaland region’s president said on Saturday. A presidential candidate for upcoming ....
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10 killed in terror attack in Somalia's Kismayo
Date: 2019-07-12 21:16:17 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:57 - ID:8021698
MOGADISHU, July 12 (MENA) - At least 10 people were killed in an extremist attack on a hotel in the port city of Kismayo, a local official was quoted by ABC News as saying on Friday. Abdi Ahmed, a local district official, said that the death ....
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South Korean FM, AU Commission chief discuss partnership
Date: 2019-07-12 07:47:15 GMT - south korea - Africa - SN:14 - ID:8020784
SEOUL, July 12 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha met with African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat in Ethiopia on Thursday to discuss strengthening ties between South Korea and Africa, reported Yonhap news agency on ....