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Sisi receives message from Nigerian President
Date: 2017-01-14 19:06:05 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:51 - ID:6332233
CAIRO, Jan 14 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received a written message Saturday from Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari. The message was handed over to President Sisi by special envoy and former environment minister Amina J. Mohammed, ....
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Egypt to host COMESA economic summit in April
Date: 2017-01-14 11:26:35 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:29 - ID:6329897
CAIRO, Jan 14 (MENA) - Amani Asfour, the chairman of the Business Council of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), said Egypt will host COMESA Summit in April. In statements on Saturday, Asfour said Egypt has 165 medicine ....
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4 suicide bombers kill 16 in Nigeria
Date: 2017-01-13 19:58:40 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:73 - ID:6327561
ABUJA, Jan 13 (MENA) - At least 16 people were killed Friday when a series of bombings hit Nigeria’s northeastern Adamawa state. Nigerian security sources said four suicide bombers blew themselves up at a crowded market in Madagali. No body ....
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Nigeria snubs Taiwan as China pledges $40 billion investment
Date: 2017-01-12 15:24:15 GMT - Taiwan - Africa - SN:41 - ID:6320381
TAIPEI, Jan 12 (MENA) - Nigeria ordered Taiwan to move its trade mission from the capital, Abuja, to the commercial hub, Lagos, following a visit by the Chinese foreign minister during which his government pledged to invest $40 billion into ....
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African countries warn of Europen attempts to solve illegal immigration crisis at their expense
Date: 2017-01-10 18:53:15 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:81 - ID:6308633
HURGHADA, Egypt, Jan 10 (MENA) - European countries seek to solve the crisis of illegal immigration without taking Africa's interests into account, African countries now participating in a consultative meeting here said on Tuesday. The ....
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Nigerian president vows to let up in efforts to rescue Chibok girls
Date: 2017-01-08 16:19:50 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:46 - ID:6294837
ABUJA, Jan 8 (MENA) - Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari said his government is not resting in its efforts to find the remaining Chibok girls that are still held captive by the militant group Boko Haram. Marking the 1,000th day of the girls' ....
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Egypt has distinguished role in achieving stability in S. Sudan: envoy
Date: 2017-01-08 12:09:58 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:20 - ID:6292345
JUBA, Jan 8 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador to South Sudan Ayman Mokhtar el Gammal Sunday highlighted his country's distinguished role in achieving stability in the neighboring African country. He expressed hopes that situation would back to normal ....
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Ex-soldiers seize weapons, take up positions in Ivory Coast city
Date: 2017-01-06 11:37:20 GMT - Cote d'Ivoire - Africa - SN:34 - ID:6283805
ABIDJAN, Jan 6 (MENA) - Gunfire erupted overnight in the central Ivory Coast city of Bouake as demobilised soldiers seized weapons from police stations and took up positions at entry points into the city, the Daily Mail quoted a local journalist and ....
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France condemns attack against convoy of peacekeepers in Central Africa
Date: 2017-01-06 06:37:51 GMT - France - Africa - SN:5 - ID:6282329
PARIS, Jan 6 (MENA) - France utterly condemns the attack against a convoy of peacekeepers serving with UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic, which killed two Moroccan soldiers and also injured other ....
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Three female suicide bombers killed in Adamawa
Date: 2017-01-05 07:01:47 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:7 - ID:6275909
ABUJA, Jan 5 (MENA) - Members of a vigilante group in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa shot dead three suspected female suicide bombers attempting to enter the Gulak market, The Guardian reported on Thursday. Gulak is the headquarters of ....
