Africa
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Egypt water resources min. attends AMCOW session
Date: 2016-08-31 12:37:15 GMT - Sweden - Africa - SN:49 - ID:5521697
STOCKHOM, Aug 31 (MENA) – Egypt’s recent election as deputy chair of the African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) will give the country a role in following up and supporting water causes in the continent, Egyptian Water Resources Minister Mohamed ....
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15 killed, injured as car bomb explodes outside Somali presidential palace
Date: 2016-08-30 13:29:29 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:50 - ID:5516525
MOGADISHU, Aug 30 (MENA) - A suicide bomber detonated an explosive-laden truck near the presidential palace in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, killing at least five people and injuring 10 others, in an attack claimed by al-Qaeda-linked Al Shabab ....
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Al Shabaab claims responsibility for Mogadishu palace attack
Date: 2016-08-30 13:04:26 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:46 - ID:5515893
MOGADISHU, Aug 30 (MENA) - Al Shabaab terrorist movement claimed responsibility for the explosion that took place at a hotel near the Somali presidential palace in Mogadishu on Tuesday and left three people injured. The explosion, which was ....
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Global(1):Belt and Road Forum to Give Further Support to Chinese Energy Enterprises
Date: 2016-08-29 07:57:55 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:15 - ID:5507425
YANTAI, China, Aug. 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Chinese energy enterprises need repositioning themselves for going out and conducting international cooperation on production capacity, Ian He, CEO of Jereh Group said Thursday at the International Energy ....
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Nigeria asks Boko Haram to pick NGO intermediary to free Chibok girls
Date: 2016-08-28 16:03:09 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:67 - ID:5505149
NAIROBI, Aug 28 (MENA) - Nigeria would let Boko Haram choose a non-profit organisation as an intermediary in any talks on the release of about 200 schoolgirls kidnapped from the northeastern village of Chibok in 2014, President Muhammadu Buhari was ....
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Mahlab meets with Sudanese Vice President in Nairobi
Date: 2016-08-27 22:35:12 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:86 - ID:5500849
KHARTOUM, Aug 27 (MENA) - Presidential Aide Ibrahim Mahlab on Saturday met with Sudanese Vice President Bakri Hassan Saleh in Nairobi. The meeting was held on the sidelines of Tokyo International Conference on African Development, which kicked ....
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Zimbabwe police arrest 67 over anti-government protest
Date: 2016-08-27 20:06:37 GMT - Zimbabwe - Africa - SN:75 - ID:5500333
HARARE, Aug 27 (MENA) - Zimbabwe police said they arrested 67 people following a violent protest that rocked the capital, Harare, ABC News reported on Saturday. The police recovered some property looted during the protests, police spokesman Paul ....
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No 'Arab Spring' in Zimbabwe -- Mugabe warns protesters
Date: 2016-08-27 07:21:03 GMT - Zimbabwe - Africa - SN:11 - ID:5496977
HARARE, Aug 27 (MENA) - President Robert Mugabe has warned there will be no ‘Arab Spring’ in Zimbabwe after protests against his decades-long rule descended into violence on Friday, Euronews reported on Saturday. A so-called ‘mega demonstration’ ....
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Sudan to take part in Tokyo International Conference on African Development
Date: 2016-08-26 16:01:18 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:61 - ID:5495325
Khartoum, Aug 26 (MENA) – A Sudanese delegation left Khartoum for Nairobi, Kenya, Friday to take part in the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD). Led by Sudan’s First Vice President Bakri Hassan, the delegation includes ....
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Zimbabwe anti-Mugabe protest: Police fire tear gas
Date: 2016-08-26 11:09:22 GMT - Zimbabwe - Africa - SN:30 - ID:5493489
HARARE, Aug 26 (MENA) - Police in Zimbabwe have fired tear gas and water cannon at opposition supporters who had gathered for a protest march in the capital, Harare, the BBC reported on Friday. They have also beaten up people wearing red ....