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AU commission elections postponed
Date: 2016-07-18 11:11:07 GMT - Rwanda - Africa - SN:35 - ID:5279953
KIGALI, July 18 (MENA) - The African Union Commission has reportedly suspended the elections for a new chairperson as the three candidates failed to get two-thirds of the votes needed to win the four-year post. The new president will succeed ....
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Sisi takes part in closed session to elect chairman of AU Commission
Date: 2016-07-18 08:32:13 GMT - Rwanda - Africa - SN:15 - ID:5278785
KIGALI, July 18 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and his African counterparts convened an in-camera meeting Monday to elect a new chairman of the AU commission, his deputy and commissioners. The new chairman should assume the top post for ....
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Abbas hails continuous support for Palestinian cause
Date: 2016-07-17 20:56:43 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:106 - ID:5276841
KIGALI, July 17 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas hailed continuous support of the African Union for the Palestinian cause. Addressing a meeting of the AU summit in Kigali, Abbas reiterated preparedness for peace talks with Israel to ....
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South Sudan diplomat urges Egyptian support to end his country's crisis
Date: 2016-07-17 20:54:34 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:105 - ID:5276809
CAIRO, July 17 (MENA) - South Sudan's Ambassador in Cairo Anthony Louis Kon called on Egypt and the Arab League to support his country to overcome its current crisis. Addressing a news conference in Cairo, Kon reiterated rejection of any foreign ....
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Sisi affirms Egypt's keenness on achieving quantum leap in bilateral cooperation with Rwanda
Date: 2016-07-17 20:50:19 GMT - Rwanda - Africa - SN:103 - ID:5277489
KIGALI, July 17 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Sunday met with his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame on the sidelines of the 27th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government, which kicked off in Kigali ....
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Xi sends congratulatory message to African Union summit
Date: 2016-07-17 19:55:06 GMT - China - Africa - SN:96 - ID:5277317
BEIJING, July 17 (MENA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday sent a congratulatory message to the 27th summit of the African Union (AU), which kicked off Sunday in the Rwandan capital of Kigali, Xinhua news agency reported. Xi noted that the ....
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Sisi says Egypt to continue providing technical support, training programs for Togo in all fields
Date: 2016-07-17 18:47:37 GMT - Rwanda - Africa - SN:91 - ID:5277165
KIGALI, July 17 (MENA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said Sunday Egypt will continue providing technical support and training programs for Togo in all fields through the Egyptian Agency of Partnership for Development (EAPD) to contribute ....
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AU chairman receives African passport
Date: 2016-07-17 18:39:48 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:90 - ID:5277001
KIGALI, July 17 (MENA) – Chadian President and Chairperson of the African Union Idriss Deby said he was happy to be the first to receive the joint African passport. During his speech at the AU summit on Sunday, Deby said the AU has ambitious plans ....
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Sisi meets Ghana president in Kigali
Date: 2016-07-17 18:08:14 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:88 - ID:5276845
KIGALI, July 17 (MENA) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met with his Ghanaian counterpart John Mahama on the sidelines of the African summit here on Sunday. During the meeting, Sisi said Egypt is seeking to build a solid base of ....
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27th AU summit kicks off in Kigali 5 last Kigali
Date: 2016-07-17 17:49:14 GMT - Rwanda - Africa - SN:86 - ID:5276973
Delivering a speech to the AU Summit, Chadian President Idriss Deby said the African countries face many challenges that require finding solutions for them. Those challenges should not be dealt with in traditional ways, but many private meetings ....
