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Ethiopian helicopters kill 35 Al Shabaab fighters
Date: 2019-01-30 10:06:58 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:18 - ID:7781192
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 30 (MENA) - Ethiopian Air Force helicopters hit Al Shabaab targets in Somalia, killing 35 fighters of the extremist militant group. The attack was carried out on Friday and it lasted 44 minutes, the Ethiopian news agency ....
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30,000 flee Nigerian town over Boko Haram
Date: 2019-01-29 18:27:54 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:84 - ID:7780504
ABUJA, Jan 29 (MENA) - The United Nations refugee agency said Tuesday more than 30,000 Nigerians fled the border town of Rann over the weekend to seek safety in Cameroon as attacks by Boko Haram extremists continue, the Washington Post ....
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Agriculture minister discusses with Zambian president joint cooperation
Date: 2019-01-29 12:01:33 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:42 - ID:7779636
CAIRO, Jan 28 (MENA) - Zambian President Edgar Lungu received Egyptian Minister of Agriculture Ezzeddin Abu Steit, who is currently visiting Lusaka. A statement issued by the Ministry of Agriculture on Tuesday said the minister conveyed the ....
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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 ....
