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Nigeria rejects foreign 'meddling' over chief justice suspended before Feb vote
Date: 2019-01-27 16:31:24 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:76 - ID:7777063
ABUJA, Jan 27 (MENA) - The Nigerian government said it would not accept any foreign "meddling" after the European Union, United States and Britain raised concerns over last week's suspension of Nigeria's most senior judge before a Feb. 16 ....
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Irrigation min. witnesses inauguration ceremony of Congo newly-elected president
Date: 2019-01-24 18:58:11 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:51 - ID:7773090
CAIRO, Jan 24 (MENA) - The inauguration ceremony of newly-elected Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi wrapped up on Thursday evening. Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Mohamed Abdel Aati attended the ceremony on behalf of President ....
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Mogadishu mayor appreciates Egypt support for Somalia
Date: 2019-01-23 20:18:34 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:97 - ID:7771754
MOGADISHU, Jan 23 (MENA) - Governor of Banaadir province of Somali and Mayor of Mogadishu Abdul Rahman Omar Osman on Wednesday expressed appreciation for Egypt's support to his country. Osman gave his remarks during a meeting with Egypt's new ....
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Electricity min.: Egypt is ready to support African countries
Date: 2019-01-22 12:42:48 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:49 - ID:7769173
CAIRO, Jan 22 (MENA) - Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker on Tuesday said that Egypt is ready to extend technical support to all African countries in the renewable energy domain. In his speech at a ministerial meeting of ....
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IOM: 144 migrants rescued, transferred to detention center in Libya
Date: 2019-01-22 10:02:03 GMT - Italy - Africa - SN:25 - ID:7768867
ROME, Jan 22 (MENA) - About 144 migrants were rescued and returned to their detention center in Libya, said Spokesperson for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Flavio Di Giacomo. The spokesperson tweeted "Yesterday night the 144 ....
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Egypt supports Guinea in all fields, says electricity minister
Date: 2019-01-21 15:24:21 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:64 - ID:7767857
CAIRO, Jan 21 (MENA) – Minister of Electricity Mohamed Shaker said Monday that Egypt has good ties with Guinea and backs the African country in all fields, particularly electricity. The minister made his remarks at a meeting with Chief of Staff ....
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Burkina Faso PM, government resign
Date: 2019-01-19 07:36:58 GMT - Burkina Faso - Africa - SN:6 - ID:7763882
OUAGADOUGOU, Jan 19 (MENA) - Burkina Faso's government and Prime Minister Paul Kaba Thieba stood down on Friday, according to a statement released by the country's president. No explanation was given for the resignations, though sources said that ....
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UN office in Benghazi likely to be reopened in January - UN envoy
Date: 2019-01-18 16:54:18 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:55 - ID:7763529
NEW YORK, Jan 18 (MENA) - UN Envoy to Libya Ghassan Salamé said that the UN office in Benghazi is likely to be reopened before the end of January. Speaking at a UN Security Council session on Friday, he said "we need additional effort to ....
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Congo rejects AU's call to delay final election results
Date: 2019-01-18 13:01:35 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:34 - ID:7763188
KINSHASA, Jan 18 (MENA) - The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has rejected an African Union demand to delay the announcement of final election results, the BBC reported Friday. The AU says there are "serious doubts" about the outcome of ....
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Sudanese, Chadian presidents hold talks at Khartoum Int'l Airport
Date: 2019-01-18 12:06:22 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:29 - ID:7763018
KHARTOUM, Jan 18 (MENA) - Sudanese President Omar Hassan al Bashir held a session of talks on Friday with his Chadian counterpart Idriss Deby who was on his way back from Ethiopia to Chad. The talks which were held at the VIP lounge at Khartoum ....
