Africa

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  • Two police officers killed in Burkina Faso

    Date: 2018-01-29 20:31:19 GMT - Burkina Faso - Africa - SN:80 - ID:7217479

    OUAGADOUGOU, Jan 29 (MENA) - Burkina Faso's government said gunmen have killed two policemen in the West African nation's northern Baraboule district, ABC News reported Monday. The government said that police troops and anti-terrorist forces have ....

  • China denies alleged spying on AU

    Date: 2018-01-29 18:58:03 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:75 - ID:7217362

    ADDIS ABABA, Jan 29 (MENA) - China has denied reports by French newspaper Le Monde that it has been spying on the African Union (AU) headquarters in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, the BBC news reported Monday. Chinese Ambassador to the AU ....

  • Egypt elected permanent member of CAHOSCC

    Date: 2018-01-29 09:39:33 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:17 - ID:7216012

    ADDIS ABABA, Jan 29 (MENA) - Meeting under Ali Bongo, President of the Republic of Gabon, the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC) Monday elected Egypt as a permanent member. The decision is meant to ....

  • Guinea's president confident in Egypt’s ability to meet duties

    Date: 2018-01-28 18:24:12 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:84 - ID:7215405

    ADDIS ABABA, Jan 28 (MENA) - Guinea's President and AU President Alpha Conde reiterated his confidence that Egypt would meet its duties and responsibilities during its presidency of the African Union (AU) in 2019. During his speech at the ....

  • New AU chairman calls for creating jobs for youth to combat illegal immigration

    Date: 2018-01-28 17:41:02 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:81 - ID:7215316

    ADDIS ABABA, Jan 28 (MENA) – New African Union (AU) Chairman for 2018 and Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame called for paying special attention to youths and creating new jobs for them in an attempt to combat the illegal immigration. During his ....

  • Abul Gheit: AL committed to enhancing partnership with Africa 2 last Addis Ababa

    Date: 2018-01-28 15:15:13 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:71 - ID:7214960

    During his speech, the AL chief vowed to boost cooperation with the AU Commission through putting in force all resolutions issued by Arab leaders in previous summits, including a decision to develop the Arab-African joint action plan for coming ....

  • Abul Gheit: AL committed to enhancing partnership with Africa

    Date: 2018-01-28 15:07:42 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:70 - ID:7214937

    ADDIS ABABA, Jan 28 (MENA) – The Arab League (AL) is committed to strengthening strategic partnership with Africa, its Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit asserted on Sunday. Delivering a speech at the opening session of the African Union (AU) ....

  • AU chairman: African states have will to reach development 2 last Addis Ababa

    Date: 2018-01-28 14:54:44 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:66 - ID:7214992

    The African Union Commission president said the commission tackled during the past 12 months a number of fields including infrastructure, agriculture and food security in the continent. Faki stressed the importance of confronting terrorism and ....

  • AU chairman: African states have will to reach development

    Date: 2018-01-28 14:54:18 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:44 - ID:7214811

    ADDIS ABABA, Jan 28 (MENA) - African Union Chairman Moussa Faki said Sunday the ongoing African summit, which is attended by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, is taking place at a tough time and critical conditions the continent is going ....

  • UN chief urges int'l community to cooperate to achieve African development goals

    Date: 2018-01-28 14:08:09 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:62 - ID:7215046

    CAIRO, Jan 28 (MENA) - United Nations (UN) Secretary General António Guterres said that the African countries have a strong motive to achieve more progress for their peoples. He further hailed the ability of the African countries to overcome ....

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