Africa

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  • S. Sudan affirms commitment to implementing peace agreement with opposition factions

    Date: 2016-08-22 19:46:27 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:96 - ID:5472041

    KHARTOUM, Aug 22 (MENA) - South Sudan First Vice-President Taban Deng on Monday affirmed his government's commitment to implementing a peace agreement signed with the opposition factions. Deng concluded a visit to Sudan's Khartoum, where he ....

  • US announces $138 mln in aid to South Sudan

    Date: 2016-08-22 18:03:13 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:82 - ID:5472029

    WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (MENA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry has announced nearly $138 million in additional humanitarian assistance to help the South Sudanese people who have suffered through almost three years of brutal fighting, the USAID said in ....

  • AOI chief meets Cameroon envoy

    Date: 2016-08-22 15:15:54 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:68 - ID:5470529

    CAIRO, Aug 22 (MENA) - Chairman of the Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) Abdel Aziz Seif Eddin received Cameroonian Ambassador to Egypt Mohamadou Labarang on Monday. During the meeting, Seif Eddin stressed the importance of cooperation ....

  • AU condemns suicide attacks in Somalia

    Date: 2016-08-22 12:23:37 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:44 - ID:5469409

    ADDIS ABABA, Aug 22 (MENA) - The African Union condemned on Monday the suicide attacks in the Somali city of Galkayo which killed 20 people and wounded many others. Radio Shabelle quoted the AU peace and security commissioner as expressing ....

  • AWO to hold training on women's political empowerment Sept. 4

    Date: 2016-08-22 12:11:38 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:42 - ID:5469641

    CAIRO, Aug 22 (MENA) - The Arab Women Organization (AWO) in cooperation with Oman will hold on September 4 an intensive training session to train trainers for political empowerment of women. The training program, which will run until September 8, ....

  • US Secretary of State arrives in Nairobi for talks on security issues

    Date: 2016-08-22 08:06:08 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:11 - ID:5467793

    NAIROBI, Aug 22 (MENA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived here on Monday for talks with a number of African leaders on security issues in the region, the BBC reported. The US top diplomat's visit aimed at holding talks about peace in the ....

  • Sudan condemns Turkey terror blast

    Date: 2016-08-21 22:21:06 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:103 - ID:5466909

    KHARTOUM, Aug 21 (MENA) – Sudan strongly condemned the terror blast that hit a wedding party in Turkey’s southeastern city of Gaziantep and left many civilians dead on Saturday. Sudanese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qareeballa Khedir extended deep ....

  • Suicide bombing in North Cameroon kills 3, injures several

    Date: 2016-08-21 12:02:31 GMT - Cameroon - Africa - SN:34 - ID:5463417

    YAOUNDE, Aug 21 (MENA) – A local official said a suicide bomber has detonated explosives at a Cameroon market near the border with Nigeria, killing at least three people and injuring at least 11 others, ABC News reported on Sunday. Cameroon's Far ....

  • Former Somalia PM who lost US court battle dies: president

    Date: 2016-08-20 18:39:57 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:78 - ID:5460861

    MOGADISHU, Aug 20 (MENA) - Somalia's president has announced the death of a former prime minister who lost a long court battle in the United States over accusations of killing and torture. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Saturday called Mohamed ....

  • WB team due in Sudan in Oct to stand on water management exerpience

    Date: 2016-08-20 11:25:45 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:33 - ID:5458373

    KHARTOUM, Aug 20 (MENA) – A World Bank delegation is due to visit Sudan in October to stand on the country's experience in Nile water management. In statements on Saturday, Sudanese Minister of Water Resources, Irrigation and Electricity Mutaz ....

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