Africa
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Somali president arrives in Cairo
Date: 2017-08-20 11:53:32 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:39 - ID:6953078
CAIRO, Aug 20 (MENA) - Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed arrived at Cairo International Airport on Sunday. He is expected to hold talks with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on promoting bilateral ties as well as regional and African ....
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China pledges to support NDB's Africa Regional Center
Date: 2017-08-18 14:02:31 GMT - China - Africa - SN:48 - ID:6950776
BEIJING, Aug 18 (MENA) - China congratulated on the launch of the New Development Bank's (NDB's) Africa Regional Center and pledged to support it in promoting Africa's development, Xinhua news agency quoted a foreign ministry spokesperson as saying ....
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1 killed, 29 injured in Burundi grenade attacks: police
Date: 2017-08-18 11:01:52 GMT - Burundi - Africa - SN:27 - ID:6950424
BUJUMBURA, Aug 18 (MENA) - Burundian police say one person has been killed and 29 others were injured in two overnight grenade attacks in the capital, ABC News reported on Friday. Police spokesman Pierre Nkurikiye said the two attacks on Thursday ....
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Darul Iftaa slams terrorist attack on refugee camp in Nigeria
Date: 2017-08-17 13:38:24 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:53 - ID:6949258
CAIRO, Aug 17 (MENA) - Darul Iftaa's Fatwa Monitoring Observatory strongly condemned on Thursday the terrorist attack on a refugee camp in Maiduguri city in Nigeria. This attack contravenes the principles of heavenly religions and the ....
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ICRC warns of devastating effects of violence on civilians in South Sudan
Date: 2017-08-17 13:28:41 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:50 - ID:6949213
GENEVA, Aug 17 (MENA) - President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer on Thursday warned about the devastating effects of continued violence on civilians in South Sudan. "The number of hungry and displaced South ....
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Sudan, Ethiopia probe means of promoting ties
Date: 2017-08-17 12:30:08 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:40 - ID:6949173
KHARTOUM, Aug 17 (MENA) - Sudanese Vice President Hasabo Mohamed Abdul Rahman probed with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn here on Thursday means of boosting bilateral relations for the best interests of the two peoples. In ....
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Bashir, Desalgen inspect factories, projects in Khartoum
Date: 2017-08-16 16:32:48 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:61 - ID:6948031
KHARTOUM, Aug 16 (MENA) - Sudanese President Omar al Bashir accompanied with Ethiopian Prime Minister Haile Mariam Desalgen inspected a number of factories and ventures in the medicine as well as agricultural and livestock sectors. In press ....
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Philippe: France keen to boost relations with Sudan
Date: 2017-08-15 22:23:59 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:80 - ID:6946670
KHARTOUM, Aug 15 (MENA) – France is keen to strengthen relations with Sudan, Prime Minister Édouard Philippe has asserted. He made the remarks in a cable sent Tuesday to Sudanese First Vice-President Bakri Hassan Saleh who congratulated him on ....
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Suspected al-Shabab attack kills 5 policemen in Kenya's east
Date: 2017-08-15 17:42:43 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:62 - ID:6946489
NAIROBI, Aug 15 (MENA) - A Kenyan government official says suspected al-Shabab extremists have killed five police officers in an ambush in the country's east, ABC News reported. Northeastern regional coordinator Mohamud Saleh on Tuesday said ....
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Ethiopia PM arrives in Sudan
Date: 2017-08-15 17:27:33 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:60 - ID:6946476
KHARTOUM, Aug 15 (MENA) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn arrived here on Tuesday on a three-day official visit. Desalegn was received at the airport by Sudanese President Omar Bashir and a number of Sudanese ministers and ....