Africa
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French president heads for Morocco to discuss bilateral cooperation, crises in region
Date: 2017-06-14 11:18:25 GMT - France - Africa - SN:30 - ID:6854362
PARIS, June 14 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron headed for Rabat on Wednesday on a 24-hour visit for talks with Moroccan King Mohamed VI on means to boost bilateral cooperation and regional issues of mutual interest. Upon arrival, Macron ....
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Global(2):TerraPay Partners With YES BANK to Enable 24x7 Instant Cross-border Money Transfer Service to Bank Accounts in India
Date: 2017-06-14 10:16:15 GMT - India - Africa - SN:18 - ID:6854298
NEW DELHI, June 14, 2017/PRNewswire/ -- Indian migrants worldwide can now send money to their family and friends back home, instantly in any bank account TerraPay, the world's first mobile payments switch, has partnered with YES BANK , ....
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Eritrea voices support for serving ties with Qatar
Date: 2017-06-12 21:24:38 GMT - Eritrea - Africa - SN:71 - ID:6852215
ASMARA, June 12 (MENA) - Eritrea has expressed support for Arab and Islamic countries after they cut ties with Qatar, ABC News reported A statement by the Eritrean Information Ministry said the initiative by Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab ....
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G20-Africa summit launches cooperation initiative
Date: 2017-06-12 17:46:58 GMT - Germany - Africa - SN:61 - ID:6851999
BERLIN, June 12 (MENA) - An initiative for boosting cooperation between the G20 and African countries was launched Monday at the "Investing in a common future" summit, currently taking place in Berlin. President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, along with ....
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Egypt keen on outlining visions for developing nations: Sisi 2 last Cairo
Date: 2017-06-12 16:34:10 GMT - Germany - Africa - SN:58 - ID:6851879
Addressing the G20 Africa Partnership summit on Monday, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said that he is grateful that Egypt was invited by Germany to attend the summit. The president hailed the "Investing in a common future" initiative ....
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US strike targets al Shabab in Somalia
Date: 2017-06-11 19:44:59 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:67 - ID:6850479
WASHINGTON, June 11 (MENA) - US forces conducted a strike operation against al Shabab in Somalia Sunday, approximately 185 miles southwest of Mogadishu, according to a statement issued by chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W. White. The United ....
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Blasts hit military convoy on Kenyan-Somali border
Date: 2017-06-11 13:57:13 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:41 - ID:6850036
MOGADISHU, June 11 (MENA) - Al Shabaab militants launched a bomb attack on a Kenya Defense Force (KDF) convoy near the Kenya-Somalia border on Sunday morning, the local Shabelle news reported. Unconfirmed reports say that several KDF soldiers ....
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Ethiopia warns emergency drought aid to run out next month
Date: 2017-06-10 10:40:10 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:19 - ID:6848580
ADDIS ABABA, June 10 (MENA) - Ethiopia's government is warning it will run out of emergency food aid starting next month as the number of drought victims in the East African country has reached 7.8 million. An international delegation visited one ....
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UN human right chief urges probe into Congo abuses
Date: 2017-06-09 13:43:37 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:40 - ID:6847744
GENEVA, June 9 (MENA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Friday urged the UN Human Rights Council, which is currently holding its 35th session, to launch an international probe into large-scale human rights abuses in ....
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Chad summons ambassador from Qatar over Arab row
Date: 2017-06-08 14:46:30 GMT - Chad - Africa - SN:62 - ID:6846758
N'DJAMENA, June 8 (MENA) – Chad summoned its ambassador to Qatar for consultations amid the running crisis between the tiny GCC country and other Arab and regional countries. The Chadian Foreign Ministry urged in a statement the Qatari government ....