Africa

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  • 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 ....

  • Trump expresses deep respect for African countries

    Date: 2018-01-27 18:31:50 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:74 - ID:7213719

    WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump told African leaders that he "deeply respects" that people of their nations amid ongoing controversy surrounding alleged derogatory remarks made by the president, Fox News reported ....

  • AU meeting stresses woman is more efficient in combating corruption than man

    Date: 2018-01-27 14:37:50 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:43 - ID:7213278

    ADDIS ABABA, Jan 27 (MENA) - The 10th meeting of the African Union (AU) on woman and probing the negative impact of corruption on empowering her urged the African woman to join the efforts of fighting corruption, which is considered an obstacle ....

  • Mauritanian president heads to Addis Ababa for AU summit

    Date: 2018-01-27 11:27:38 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:35 - ID:7212954

    NOUAKCHOTT, Jan 27 (MENA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz left here on Saturday for Addis Ababa to take part in the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU), to be held on ....

  • Sudan's Bashir heads to Addis Ababa for AU summit

    Date: 2018-01-27 11:24:44 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:34 - ID:7212890

    KHARTOUM, Jan 27 (MENA) - Sudanese President Omar al Bashir headed on Saturday to Addis Ababa to take part in the 30th African Union (AU) Summit, to be held on Sunday and Monday. The Sudanese president is set to hold, on the sidelines of the ....

  • 7,000 people flee from Congo to Burundi

    Date: 2018-01-26 18:12:45 GMT - Burundi - Africa - SN:61 - ID:7212157

    BUJUMBURA, Jan 26 (MENA) - The local authorities in Burundi said at least 6,000 people have fled across the border from the Democratic Republic of Congo in the past few days. The official number has been rising throughout the day as more people ....

  • IOM says 30 African migrants drowned off Yemeni coasts

    Date: 2018-01-26 12:57:01 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:32 - ID:7211610

    GENEVA, Jan 26 (MENA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday that at least 30 African migrants and refugees have drowned after their boat capsized off the coast of Yemen earlier this week. The IOM said in a statement ....

  • AL chief to participate in AU summit in Addis Ababa

    Date: 2018-01-26 12:34:17 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:29 - ID:7211551

    CAIRO, Jan 26 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Arab League (AL) Ahmed Abul Gheit will head on Saturday to Addis Ababa to take part in the meetings of the 30th African Union Summit, slated for January 28-29. He is expected to make a speech before ....

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