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Sudan re-opens borders with Eritrea
Date: 2019-01-31 14:07:33 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:42 - ID:7783186
KHARTOUM, Jan 31 (MENA) - President Omar Hassan Bashir announced on Thursday re-opening his country's borders with Eritrea. “I announce here, from Kassala, that we are opening the border with Eritrea because they are our brothers and our people. ....
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Death toll at 52 after migrant boats sink off Djibouti
Date: 2019-01-31 10:53:10 GMT - Djibouti - Africa - SN:23 - ID:7782785
DJIBOUTI, Jan 31 (MENA) - The death toll of the sinking of two boats carrying migrants to Yemen from Djibouti rose to 52 on Thursday, the UN migration agency said, appealing to regional leaders to take action to stop such tragedies. Rescuers ....
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ETUF activates cooperation mechanisms with Ethiopian counterpart
Date: 2019-01-30 14:10:03 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:41 - ID:7781352
CAIRO, Jan 30 (MENA) - The Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF) and the Confederation of Ethiopian Trade Unions (CETU) agreed on activating cooperation mechanisms in all the labor and developmental domains via implementing programs for training ....
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Egypt participates in Conakry meeting of AREI
Date: 2019-01-30 13:14:30 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:35 - ID:7781458
CAIRO, Jan 30 (MENA) - First Undersecretary of the Ministry of Electricity for Research and Planning Affairs Mohamed Mousa Umran left here on Wednesday for the Guinean capital Conkary to take part in a meeting of Africa Renewable Energy Initiative ....
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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 ....
