Africa

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  • OIC condemns Mogadishu terrorist attack

    Date: 2017-02-20 17:09:01 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Africa - SN:82 - ID:6557909

    JEDDAH, Feb 20 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly condemned Monday the terrorist car bomb attack, claimed by the terrorist group al Shabaab, which struck at Madina district of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, killing a score ....

  • Famine hits parts of South Sudan: UN warns

    Date: 2017-02-20 16:50:39 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:78 - ID:6557453

    GENEVA, Feb 20 (MENA) - Famine has been formally declared in parts of South Sudan, the United Nations warned today, noting that war and a collapsing economy have left some 100,000 people facing starvation there and a further one million people are ....

  • Conf. of chief justices of African constitutional courts starts in Cairo, 5 last Cairo

    Date: 2017-02-20 11:19:42 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:37 - ID:6554989

    High constitutional courts play an important role in establishing constitutional values in democratic systems, said Egyptian House speaker Aly Abdel Aal. He added that constitutional courts guarantee the legal system is applied and rights are ....

  • Conf. of chief justices of African constitutional courts starts in Cairo, 4 Cairo

    Date: 2017-02-20 10:54:39 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:35 - ID:6554905

    Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said the SCC has entrenched personal rights as part of protecting human rights. The SCC has also set the stage for democracy in nascent countries, Ismail said in his speech. He conveyed President Abdel Fattah El ....

  • Conf. of chief justices of African constitutional courts starts in Cairo, 3 Cairo

    Date: 2017-02-20 10:40:36 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:32 - ID:6554909

    The conference is meant to achieve justice and equality through the judicial authority, said Chief Justice of the Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) of Egypt Abdel Wahab Abdel Razeq. It will be a chance to exchange expertise with the aim to boost ....

  • Conf. of chief justices of African constitutional courts starts in Cairo, 2 Cairo

    Date: 2017-02-20 10:40:10 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:31 - ID:6554713

    The conference, the first, will review challenges facing the judicial authority in Africa in the current stage, said Hazem Fahmy, the Secretary General of the Egyptian Partnership Agency for Development (EPAD). Participants will also probe the ....

  • Conf. of chief justices of African constitutional courts starts in Cairo

    Date: 2017-02-20 09:45:03 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:23 - ID:6554417

    CAIRO, Feb 20 (MENA) - A conference of chief justices of high constitutional courts in Africa kicked off in Cairo Monday. Prime Minister Sherif Ismail and Speaker of the House of Representatives Aly Abdel Aal are taking part in the event. (MORE) M ....

  • Death toll in Mogadishu suicide blast rises to 39

    Date: 2017-02-19 19:34:27 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:77 - ID:6551569

    MOGADISHU, Feb 19 (MENA) – The death toll of the suicide blast that rocked a market in western Mogadishu on Sunday rose to 39 people. At least 50 people were injured during the attack, a local official said. No group has claimed its ....

  • 2 dead as al-Shabab claims mortar attack near Somalia palace

    Date: 2017-02-16 17:08:23 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:65 - ID:6535925

    MOGADISHU, Feb 16 (MENA) - Two civilians were killed in an al-Shabab mortar attack outside Somalia's presidential palace during a handover ceremony for the country's new leader, police said Thursday, a sign of the enormous challenges facing the man ....

  • Landmine blast at Somali army checkpoint leaves 2 dead

    Date: 2017-02-15 17:05:39 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:62 - ID:6530069

    MOGADISHU, Feb 15 (MENA) - Two soldiers are reported to have been killed, and four others sustained wounds after a remote-controlled landmine blast occurred at an army checkpoint in Tihsile area near Wanlaweyn in Somalia, Shabelle Media Network ....

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