Africa
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Egypt's investment minister solicits support for impact investment in Africa
Date: 2017-07-31 14:02:32 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:42 - ID:6923694
CAIRO, July 31 (MENA)- Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr emphasized Monday Egypt's support for impact investments in African countries. Nasr's statements came during her opening speech at the Africa impact investment ....
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5 in abducted oil team in northeast Nigeria killed
Date: 2017-07-28 08:58:57 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:13 - ID:6919315
ABUJA, July 28 (MENA) - At least five members of an oil exploration team kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram militants in northeast Nigeria have been killed, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said. The military said a day earlier ....
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Central African PM leaves Khartoum after discussing cooperation
Date: 2017-07-28 08:39:47 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:11 - ID:6919311
KHARTOUM, July 28 (MENA) - Prime Minister of the Central African Republic Simplice Sarandji left the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Friday after a two-day visit, where he discussed ways of boosting cooperation between both countries. Sarandji met ....
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Egypt envoy discusses cooperation with Djibouti minister
Date: 2017-07-27 20:15:41 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:98 - ID:6918939
CAIRO, July 27 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador to Djibouti Ahmed Adel Sobhi on Thursday met with Hassan Idris, Djibouti’s Minister of Labor. During the meeting, the two officials discussed cooperation in the field of training scholarships. ....
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Iftaa Observatory condemns Boko Haram attack in Nigeria
Date: 2017-07-27 17:17:03 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:84 - ID:6918476
CAIRO, July 27 (MENA) - Dar Al-Ifta's Fatwa Monitoring Observatory condemned Thursday the attack by Boko Haram terrorist group that killed nine servicemen and a civilian in northeastern Nigeria. In a statement, the observatory affirmed that ....
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Ethiopian PM to visit Sudan in August
Date: 2017-07-26 11:43:24 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:44 - ID:6916310
KHARTOUM, July 26 (MENA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn will visit Sudan on August 16 for a three-day official visit, his second since assuming post. Desalegn is going to hold talks with President Omar Hassan al Bashir on ....
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Prime Minister of Central Africa begins official visit to Sudan
Date: 2017-07-26 09:46:58 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:26 - ID:6916093
KHARTOUM, July 26 (MENA) - The Prime Minister of the Central African Republic Simplice Sarandji has arrived on Wednesday morning in Sudan for a few-day official visit. During his visit he is going to meet the first Vice President of Sudan and Prime ....
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S. Korea holds military talks with Ethiopia, Uganda
Date: 2017-07-24 07:27:07 GMT - south korea - Africa - SN:10 - ID:6912315
SEOUL, July 24 (MENA) - South Korea plans to hold working-level talks with Ethiopia and Uganda this week on promoting bilateral military partnerships, Yonhap news agency quoted the South Korean Ministry of National Defense as saying Monday. A ....
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Scores killed, wounded in suicide attack on Nigerian mosque
Date: 2017-07-17 12:09:23 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:44 - ID:6902048
ABUJA, July 17 (MENA) - A Nigerian official has said a female suicide bomber killed eight people and wounded 18 others on Monday. The attack happened at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria, an area regularly attacked by Boko Haram Islamists, police ....
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Gambia investigate ex-president accused of stealing $50m
Date: 2017-07-15 07:51:26 GMT - The Gambia - Africa - SN:10 - ID:6898341
BANJUL, July 15 (MENA) - The Gambian President Adama Barrow has set up a commission to look into the assets of the former leader Yahya Jammeh, the BBC reported. He is accused of stealing more than $50m (£38m) from the state before he fled into ....