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AU opens office in Beijing
Date: 2018-09-03 06:23:54 GMT - China - Africa - SN:6 - ID:7559208
BEIJING, Sept 3 (MENA) - The African Union has opened a representative office in Beijing, China, as part of the ongoing Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit. Attending the official launch of the AU office in Beijing were the ....
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Pentagon weighs withdrawing almost all commandos from African countries
Date: 2018-09-02 20:42:53 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:88 - ID:7559081
NEW YORK, Sept 2 (MENA) - The Pentagon is considering withdrawing nearly all American commandos from Niger in the wake of a deadly October ambush against a Green Beret team that killed four United States soldiers, The New York Times reported ....
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Future of world food depends on Africa - AFDB
Date: 2018-09-02 20:19:47 GMT - Cote d'Ivoire - Africa - SN:87 - ID:7559022
ABIDJAN, Sept 2 (MENA) - Could the future of food in the world depend on what Africa does with agriculture? the answer is resounding yes, 2017 World Food Prize Laureate and President of the African Development Bank Akinwumi Adesina addressed crowd ....
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Algerian PM leaves for China to attend FOCAC
Date: 2018-09-02 12:32:09 GMT - Algeria - Africa - SN:42 - ID:7558134
ALGERIA, Sept 2 (MENA) - Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia left for Beijing, China, earlier Sunday to attend the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). Slated for Monday and Tuesday, Ouyahia will attend the event on behalf of Algerian ....
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Huge explosion hits Mogadishu
Date: 2018-09-02 09:47:49 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:21 - ID:7557786
MOGADISHU, Sept 2 (MENA) - A huge explosion has hit Mogadishu, Sky News reported in breaking news on Sunday. No more details were given. The militant group al Shabab has been waging an insurgency to overthrow the government. It was driven ....
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30 Nigerian soldiers killed in Boko Haram raid: military sources
Date: 2018-09-01 15:34:23 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:40 - ID:7557054
ABUJA, Sept 1 (MENA) - At least 30 Nigerian soldiers died in combat with Boko Haram jihadists who overran a military base in the northeast near the border with Niger, two military sources said Saturday. They said scores of jihadists in trucks ....
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Court orders South Africa to recognize Muslim marriages
Date: 2018-08-31 19:30:32 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:68 - ID:7556084
PRETORIA, Aug 31 (MENA) – A court in South Africa ordered the government to change the law to formally recognize Muslim marriage for the first time to avoid being in breach of the constitution, Al Arabiya reported on Friday. The Western Cape High ....
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South Sudan rebels sign peace deal
Date: 2018-08-30 21:20:47 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:74 - ID:7554967
KHARTOUM, Aug 30 (MENA) - South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar on Thursday signed a peace agreement with the government aimed at ending a brutal five-year civil war, Deutsche Welle reported. Machar had earlier this week hesitated to agree to ....
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7th FOCAC Ministerial Conference to be held on Sept. 2
Date: 2018-08-29 14:35:39 GMT - China - Africa - SN:38 - ID:7552912
BEIJING, Aug 29 (MENA) - Chinese Foreign Ministry said that the 7th Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) will be held in the Chinese capital Beijing on September 2. In statements on Wednesday, the Foreign ....
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China-Africa trade exchange hit dlrs 170 bn in 2017 - report
Date: 2018-08-29 09:32:23 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:13 - ID:7552069
CAIRO, Aug 29 (MENA) - Trade exchange between China and African states hit dlrs 170 billion in 2017, marking a 14 percent rise in comparison with the previous year. South Africa, Angola and Nigeria came on top of the list of African trade ....
