Africa

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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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 42 killed, wounded by Boko Haram suicide bombers in Nigeria

    Date: 2017-07-12 13:49:06 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:40 - ID:6894316

    ABUJA, July 12 (MENA) - Four Boko Haram suicide bombers killed 19 people in a series of attacks that targeted a civilian self-defence force and the people who gathered to mourn their deaths, ABC News quoted Nigerian police as saying Wednesday. It ....

  • Large exhibition of Egyptian products to open in Nouakchott in October

    Date: 2017-07-11 10:53:33 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:24 - ID:6891914

    NOUAKCHOTT, July 11 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador to Mauritania Maged Nafee Mosleh said that a large exhibition displaying Egyptian products will open in Mauritania in October. The exhibition is a start of a new stage of economic cooperation ....

  • Global(2):MetLife Foundation & Verb Launch Competition To Accelerate Financial Innovation In Egypt & Lebanon

    Date: 2017-07-02 08:42:23 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:14 - ID:6876767

    MetLife employees will serve as judges and mentors, donating hundreds of hours of volunteer time to advance financial inclusion CAIRO, July 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, MetLife Foundation and Verb announced a global competition to identify ....

  • Congolese FM asserts firm stance towards framework agreement of Nile Basin states

    Date: 2017-07-01 13:42:40 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:40 - ID:6875700

    CAIRO, June 1 (MENA) – Congolese Foreign Minister Leonardo Okitundu asserted his country’s firm stance towards the framework agreement of Nile Basin states which support concord in stances among Nile Basin countries and not inking Entebbe ....

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