Africa

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  • 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 ....

  • Egypt-South Africa workshop on water research ends in Cairo

    Date: 2019-03-06 18:42:33 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:63 - ID:7836304

    CAIRO, March 6 (MENA) - An Egyptian-South African workshop on innovation in the fields of power and water research was concluded Wednesday in Cairo. The two-day event was organized by the National Research Centre in cooperation with the Academy of ....

  • Environment min. heads for South Africa for ACRIS IV

    Date: 2019-03-06 15:39:17 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:51 - ID:7835847

    CAIRO, March 6 (MENA) - Minister of Environment Yasmin Fouad left here on Wednesday for South Africa to take part in the Fourth Africa Climate Resilience Summit – ACRIS IV. The two-day summit will kick off in Johannesburg, South Africa today ....

  • Flights disrupted at JKIA in Nairobi as workers strike

    Date: 2019-03-06 09:11:18 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:21 - ID:7834984

    NAIROBI, March 6 (MENA) - Flights have been disrupted at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi after aviation workers went on strike, The Daily Nation newspaper reported. The striking staff, who downed their tools in the small hours of ....

  • Min. inspects Aswan airport ahead of AAYF 2019

    Date: 2019-03-05 17:13:52 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:80 - ID:7834482

    CAIRO, March 5 (MENA) - Civil Aviation Minister Younis El Masry inspected Tuesday Aswan International Airport to follow up preparations for receiving the delegations participating in the Arab African Youth Forum (AAYF). The event is slated for ....

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