Africa
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Ugandan MP upbeat about Egypt's presidency of AU
Date: 2019-07-02 13:52:09 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:52 - ID:8006344
CAIRO, July 2 (MENA) - Ugandan parliamentarian Odonga Otto said he is upbeat about Egypt's presidency of the African Union. In statements to MENA on Tuesday, Otto said he pins hope that Egypt under President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will help ....
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50 killed, 70 injured in oil tanker explosion in Nigeria
Date: 2019-07-02 13:45:54 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:50 - ID:8006567
ABUJA, July 2 (MENA) - About 50 people were killed and 70 others wounded in an explosion from a fuel tanker which flipped near a village in north-central Nigeria, according to local officials and witnesses on Tuesday. The incident occurred in ....
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Kemet Boutros Ghali Foundation gives special attention to Africa - chairman
Date: 2019-07-02 13:30:21 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:46 - ID:8006557
CAIRO, July 2 (MENA) - Kemet Boutros Ghali Foundation for Peace and Knowledge Chairman Mamdouh Abbas said seasoned late diplomat Dr Boutros Ghali had given great attention to Africa and considered it the future of the world for its human energies ....
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IAEA helps Mozambique tackle animal diseases after floods
Date: 2019-07-02 11:07:02 GMT - Austria - Africa - SN:30 - ID:8006297
VIENNA, July 2 (MENA) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has delivered emergency supplies to help Mozambique fight outbreaks of animal diseases such as African swine fever, foot and mouth disease or Rift Valley fever that could threaten ....
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AfCFTA to top agenda of AU Extraordinary Summit – official
Date: 2019-06-30 17:09:25 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:36 - ID:8003816
ADDIS ABABA, June 30 (MENA) - Legal Counsel at the African Union Namira Negm said the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) will top the agenda of the session of the Executive Council of the African Union, to be held on July 4-5 in ....
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Egyptian parl't speaker confers with his Djibouti counterpart on boosting bilateral ties
Date: 2019-06-27 14:59:41 GMT - Djibouti - Africa - SN:66 - ID:7999561
CAIRO, June 27 (MENA) - Speaker of the House of Representatives Ali Abdel Aal discussed with President of Djibouti National Assembly Mohamed Ali Houmed on means to boost bilateral ties between Egypt and Djibouti and joint coordination in the ....
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Cabinet approves Egypt's access to ATI Agency
Date: 2019-06-27 14:42:46 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:62 - ID:7999433
CAIRO, June 27 (MENA) - The cabinet approved during its weekly meeting on Thursday under Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli the inclusion of Egypt in the African Trade Insurance (ATI) Agency. The decision was taken to boost Egypt's economic role at ....
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AASTMT chief: Egypt keen to boost relations with African states
Date: 2019-06-27 13:26:00 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:51 - ID:7999226
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, June 27 (MENA) - President of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) Ismail Abdel Ghaffar has said Egypt is keen on fostering its relations with African states, especially as Cairo chairs the 2019 ....
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Fund to compensate victims of former Chadian president Habre: AU
Date: 2019-06-27 13:12:28 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:48 - ID:7999180
ADDIS ABABA, June 27 (MENA) - Legal Counsel at the African Union Namira Negm started a visit on Thursday to N'Djamena where she will discuss with Chadian government officials inking an agreement on a compensation fund to make financial reparations ....
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Egypt re-elected as member of ARSO board
Date: 2019-06-26 12:06:33 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:42 - ID:7997483
CAIRO, June 26 (MENA) - The Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality Control (EOS) was re-elected as member of the board of the African Organization for Standardization (ARSO) from 2019 until 2022. This came during voting held on the ....