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Irrigation minister in talks over establishment of ten African infrastructure projects
Date: 2019-02-06 12:23:47 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:36 - ID:7791415
CAIRO, Feb 6 (MENA) - Water Resources Minister Mohamed Abdel Aati discussed with African infrastructure ministers participating in a ministerial meeting of the Presidential Infrastructure Champion Initiative in Cape Town the implementation of ten ....
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Gunmen kill 26 in Nigeria - police
Date: 2019-02-06 07:52:10 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:12 - ID:7791218
ABUJA, Feb 6 (MENA) - Gunmen killed 26 people in Nigeria's northwestern Zamfara state, police have said. The attacks happened late Monday in six neighboring villages - Wonaka, Ajja, Mada, Ruwan Baure, Doka, Takoka and Tudun Maijatau - in the ....
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IOM appeals for $122 mln to support displaced people, returnees in S. Sudan
Date: 2019-02-05 14:11:19 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:65 - ID:7790331
GENEVA, Feb 5 (MENA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched its 2019 South Sudan Appeal worth USD 122 million, according to a statement released by the UN migration agency on Tuesday. IOM’s appeal sets out a robust plan to ....
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Abu Steit mulls agricultural cooperation with Zanzibar
Date: 2019-02-04 14:36:26 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:59 - ID:7788311
CAIRO, Feb 4 (MENA) – President of Zanzibar Ali Mohamed Shein stressed on Monday the robust ties between Egypt and his country at all levels, hailing Egypt’s prominent role in Zanzibar in the field of agriculture. Shein gave his remarks during ....
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France launches airstrikes at armed Libyan group in Chad
Date: 2019-02-04 11:33:14 GMT - France - Africa - SN:25 - ID:7788419
PARIS, Feb 4 (MENA) - French armed forces have intervened in northern Chad and launched airstrikes at an armed group coming in from Libya, Radio France Internationale reported. The operation took place Sunday and was organized in co-operation with ....
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Egyptian businessmen call for boosting economic cooperation with Africa
Date: 2019-02-04 09:07:21 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:13 - ID:7787941
CAIRO, Feb 3 (MENA) - Egyptian investors and men of industry believe now is the right time to enhance economic cooperation with Africa. Egypt will take over the 2019 presidency of the African Union (AU) on Sunday and it would be a good chance to ....
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Cairo hosts African consultative meeting on women
Date: 2019-02-03 13:41:14 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:52 - ID:7787057
CAIRO, Feb 3 (MENA) - The 63rd African ministerial consultative regional meeting of the women status committee opened here on Sunday. the two-day meeting, held by the National Women Council in cooperation with the Foreign Ministry, the African ....
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AU to unveil memorial statue of Emperor Haileselassie
Date: 2019-02-02 21:38:15 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:56 - ID:7786195
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 2 (MENA) - The African Union (AU) has finalized preparations to unveil the commemorative statue of Emperor Haileselassie for his tireless commitment in founding the Organization of African Union (OAU), the Ethiopian News Agency ....
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Blast occurs in Ethiopian military base in Somalia
Date: 2019-02-02 11:22:03 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:30 - ID:7785554
MOGADISHU, Feb 2 (MENA) - The extremist Al Shabab movement on Saturday claimed its responsibility for a booby-trapped car blast in an Ethiopian military base in southern Somalia that reportedly left 16 Ethiopian soldiers dead. A statement issued ....
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AU official: African countries keen on promoting cooperation with Egypt
Date: 2019-02-02 08:34:59 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:17 - ID:7785210
CAIRO, Feb 2 (MENA) - African Union (AU) Legal Counsel Namira Negm said that the African countries are looking forward to consolidating cooperation with Egypt during its presidency of the AU which will be handed over to President Abdel Fattah El ....
