Africa

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  • AU appeals for calm in Zimbabwe

    Date: 2018-08-02 16:32:23 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:60 - ID:7516125

    ADDIS ABABA, Aug 2 (MENA) - The African Union (AU) appealed for calm in Zimbabwe after a spate of violence incidents related to elections. Zimbabwe's ruling party signaled victory in the presidential election, ABC News reported on ....

  • US planning to reduce troops in Africa - military sources

    Date: 2018-08-02 13:41:50 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:41 - ID:7515643

    WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (MENA) - The US military is weighing significantly drawing down the number of US Special Operations Forces in Africa despite senior military officials warning that the terrorist threat in Africa is increasing, three defense ....

  • Attack on convoy kills 4 soldiers in Mali's central region

    Date: 2018-08-01 17:15:37 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:76 - ID:7514781

    BAMAKO, Aug 1 (MENA) - Mali's defense ministry says at least four soldiers have been killed in an attack by armed men in the central Segou region, ABC News reported Wednesday. Defense Minister Tiena Coulibaly says the gunmen ambushed the convoy ....

  • Sudan's top diplomat starts African tour

    Date: 2018-07-31 21:49:44 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:68 - ID:7513166

    KHARTOUM, July 31 (MENA) - Sudanese Foreign Minister Al-Dirdiri Mohamed Ahmed began on Tuesday an African tour that will take him to the Rwandan capital, Kigali and Kenya's Nairobi. The Sudanese top diplomat is delegated by President Omar Al ....

  • Eritrea, Somalia sign deal to restore diplomatic ties

    Date: 2018-07-30 11:29:29 GMT - Eritrea - Africa - SN:35 - ID:7511130

    ASMARA, July 30 (MENA) - Eritrea and Somalia have agreed to restore diplomatic relations, an official said, in another thaw in the restive Horn of Africa region. Eritrea's information minister announced the agreement on Twitter as Somalia's ....

  • Death toll from attack in central Mali rises to 17

    Date: 2018-07-27 22:04:43 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:64 - ID:7507830

    BAMAKO, July 27 (MENA) - The death toll from an inter-ethnic attack in central Mali, which occurred in the run-up to crucial elections, has risen from at least three dead to 17, local media quoted sources as saying on Friday. Armed men described ....

  • Putin offers signing nuclear power deal with S. Africa

    Date: 2018-07-26 18:12:38 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:91 - ID:7506482

    PRETORIA, July 26 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin raised the issue of a nuclear power deal at a private meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in Johannesburg on Thursday, euronews reported. Yet, his host said Pretoria ....

  • Agriculture minister launches African society for veterinary education

    Date: 2018-07-26 13:50:53 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:54 - ID:7505821

    CAIRO, July 26 (MENA) - Minister of Agriculture Ezziddin Abu Steit announced on Thursday the launch of the African society for veterinary education and the network of youth and women for business in the animal wealth in the African ....

  • GERD project manager found dead in his car

    Date: 2018-07-26 12:18:53 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:39 - ID:7505827

    ADDIS ABABA, July 26 (MENA) - Project Manager of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) Engineer Simegnew Bekele was found dead in his car Thursday morning, Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) reported. His body was found in his car parked at Meskel ....

  • Global (2): KT Builds Digital System for National Identification in Tanzania

    Date: 2018-07-26 11:35:59 GMT - south korea - Africa - SN:33 - ID:7505790

    Dear subscribers, following is a global bulletin published for PR ‎Newswire:‎ - South Korea PM and Tanzania Home Minister Visit New Data Center - KT to Undertake More ICT Projects in Gabon, Botswana and Angola SEOUL, South Korea, July 26, ....

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