Africa
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Egyptian elected president of north African group of AAPAM
Date: 2018-11-14 09:40:11 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:28 - ID:7669123
CAIRO, Nov 14 (MENA) - The general assembly of the African Association of Public Administration and Management (AAPAM) unanimously elected Egyptian Deputy Planning Minister for Administrative Reform Ghada Labib as vice president of the north African ....
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3 civilians killed in attack on UN contractor in Mali
Date: 2018-11-13 08:17:42 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:16 - ID:7667432
BAMAKO, Nov 13 (MENA) - At least three Malian civilians were killed and four foreigners working for a UN-contracted mine-clearing operation wounded in a suicide attack Monday in the country’s violence-hit north, Journal du Cameroun reported. The ....
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Ethiopian PM probes with European Commission president latest regional developments
Date: 2018-11-11 13:08:16 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:46 - ID:7664678
ADDIS ABABA, Nov 11 (MENA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed discussed over the phone on Sunday with European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker the latest developments in the region and Horn of Africa. During the phone call received by ....
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TDB, USAID's Power Africa ink MoU on funding power projects
Date: 2018-11-09 14:09:38 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:28 - ID:7661980
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 9 (MENA) - The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) and USAID’s Power Africa initiative signed Friday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that aims at helping to finance power projects in 22 African ....
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Addis Ababa resumes flights to Mogadishu after 41-year-halt
Date: 2018-11-09 10:48:57 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:18 - ID:7661700
ADDIS ABABA, Nov 9 (MENA) - Ethiopian Airlines operated on Friday the first direct passenger flight between Addis Ababa and Mogadishu after 41 years, the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation reported. The resumption of direct flights comes 41 ....
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Eritrean, Somali presidents arrive in Ethiopia for meeting with premier
Date: 2018-11-09 10:01:03 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:16 - ID:7661666
ADDIS ABABA, Nov 9 (MENA) - Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki and his Somali counterpart Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed arrived Friday in Ethiopia’s Amhara regional state to hold a trilateral meeting with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The ....
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South Sudan FM may visit Russia by end of year - diplomat
Date: 2018-11-08 22:56:13 GMT - Russia - Africa - SN:79 - ID:7661349
MOSCOW, Nov 8 (MENA) - South Sudan's Ambassador to Russia Chol Tong Mayay, said on Thursday South Sudan Minister of Foreign Affairs Nhial Deng Nhial might pay a visit to Russia before the end of the year to sign a memorandum of understanding with ....
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Africa has financing gap up to dlrs 108 bn for infrastructure- AfDB
Date: 2018-11-08 19:06:36 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:69 - ID:7661162
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 8 (MENA) - President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Akinwumi Adesina said Thursday that Africa suffered a financing gab up to dlrs 108 billion on annual basis for infrastructure projects, AfDB posted on its ....
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Electricity min. to attend Johannesburg forum on renewable energy investments in Africa
Date: 2018-11-07 10:59:43 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:28 - ID:7658532
CAIRO, Nov 7 (MENA) - Minister of Electricity Mohamed Shaker headed for Johannesburg to attend a forum organized by the African Development Bank in South Africa from November 7 to 9 to encourage private sector investments in the field of renewable ....
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79 kidnapped children released in Cameroon
Date: 2018-11-07 08:24:57 GMT - Cameroon - Africa - SN:14 - ID:7658372
YAOUNDE, Nov 7 (MENA) - A Cameroonian government spokesman announced the release on Wednesday of 79 children who were kidnapped in southwest Cameroon two days ago. The official was quoted by Radio France Internationale as saying that the ....