Africa

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  • UN chief 'deeply saddened' by Ethiopia plane crash

    Date: 2019-03-10 21:04:52 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:99 - ID:7841936

    NEW YORK, March 10 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday he was "deeply saddened at the tragic loss of lives" over the Ethiopian plane crash "Deeply saddened by the news this morning of the plane crash in Ethiopia, claiming ....

  • 32 Kenyans dead in Ethiopian plane crash

    Date: 2019-03-10 20:11:12 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:94 - ID:7841877

    ADDIS ABABA, March 10 (MENA) - The Ethiopian Airlines CEO and Kenya's transport minister say Canadians, Chinese, Americans and others are among the many nationalities among the victims of Sunday morning's deadly plane crash after takeoff from Addis ....

  • No survivors in Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 crash near Addis Ababa

    Date: 2019-03-10 12:11:58 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:35 - ID:7840999

    ADDIS ABABA, March 10 (MENA) - All 157 people on board an Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed soon after taking off from Addis Ababa have been killed, the airline said on Sunday morning. The plane, en route to Nairobi, Kenya, lost contact at ....

  • Search kicks off for victims of Ethiopian plane crash

    Date: 2019-03-10 11:21:02 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:26 - ID:7840744

    ADDIS ABABA, March 10 (MENA) - Search and rescue operations have started for the victims of an Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed earlier on Sunday with 157 people aboard, said the airline in a statement. Flight 302, a Boeing 737, was ....

  • Ethiopian plane carrying more than 150 crashes

    Date: 2019-03-10 09:36:21 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:17 - ID:7840684

    ADDIS ABABA, March 10 (MENA) - An Ethiopian Airlines flight carrying more than 150 people crashed early Sunday on its way from Ethiopia to Kenya. Flight 302, a Boeing 737, was carrying 149 passengers and eight crew members. The airline said it ....

  • Al-Shabaab launches raid on Somali army outpost

    Date: 2019-03-09 10:46:07 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:17 - ID:7839609

    MOGADISHU, March 9 (MENA) - Heavily armed militants were reported to have launched a daring attack on Somali army base in Lower Shabelle region on Saturday, residents said. The ambush raid that occurred in Bula-Mareer area has sparked hours-long ....

  • Ministers of investment, health visit Chad

    Date: 2019-03-07 12:37:49 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:39 - ID:7836955

    CAIRO, March 7 (MENA) - Investment and International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr and Health Minister Hala Zayed on Thursday began a visit to Chad, at the head of a high-profile delegation comprising members of the Egyptian Businessmen ....

  • Al Azhar's African affairs committee mulls doubling medical, relief convoys to African countries

    Date: 2019-03-07 09:13:12 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:20 - ID:7836722

    CAIRO, March 7 (MENA) - Al Azhar's African affairs committee reviewed doubling the number of medical and relief convoys which Al Azhar sends to various African countries. In a statement on Thursday, the committee said it is coordinating with the ....

  • Azhar's African affairs committee reviews steps to open AAU bureau

    Date: 2019-03-06 21:33:05 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:75 - ID:7836467

    CAIRO, March 6 (MENA) - Al-Azhar's African affairs committee on Wednesday expounded the latest preparations for opening the regional bureau of the Association of African Universities (AAU) at the campus of Al-Azhar University. The opening ....

  • Awqaf continues developing Egyptian Islamic Center in Tanzania

    Date: 2019-03-06 21:25:30 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:74 - ID:7836483

    CAIRO, March 6 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa decided Wednesday continuing the development of the Egyptian Islamic Center in Tanzania. The move comes as part of the country’s willingness to boost its ties and reinforcing bonds with ....

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