Africa

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  • Sisi attends closed-session for African leaders in Kigali

    Date: 2016-07-17 15:13:43 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:65 - ID:5275637

    KIGALI, July 17 (MENA) - Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi attended the closed session for the African leaders who are taking part in the AU Summit, which started its official meetings here on Sunday. The closed session tackled three main ....

  • Sisi meets Sudan, Congo, Somalia presidents

    Date: 2016-07-17 14:22:11 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:55 - ID:5275625

    KIGALI, July 17 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Sunday met with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Joseph Kabila, and Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud. The meetings were held on the ....

  • 27th AU summit kicks off in Kigali

    Date: 2016-07-17 13:21:30 GMT - Rwanda - Africa - SN:52 - ID:5275133

    KIGALI, July 17 (MENA) -The 27th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government kicked off here on Sunday, with the participation of Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. The two-day summit will address issues ....

  • Sisi urges increasing resources of financing African programs, projects

    Date: 2016-07-16 20:28:47 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:100 - ID:5271837

    KIGALI, July 16 (MENA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Saturday stressed the importance of discussing ways to increase the resources available to implement ambitious programs and projects in Africa. The president made the remarks in a ....

  • Sisi attends non-official meeting of African leaders in Kigali

    Date: 2016-07-16 14:28:21 GMT - Rwanda - Africa - SN:83 - ID:5270333

    KIGALI, July 16 (MENA) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi attended on Saturday non-official talks of African leaders participating in the African Union summit. The talks focused on the union's activities and means of securing needed funds ....

  • Pakistanis cautioned against travel to S. Sudan

    Date: 2016-07-16 08:08:27 GMT - Pakistan - Africa - SN:15 - ID:5266949

    ISLAMABAD, July 16 (MENA) - Pakistan has warned its citizens against traveling to South Sudan in light of the worsening security situation across the country that likely poses serious risk for foreigners there. Pakistanis were cautioned against ....

  • WHO says South Sudan fighting kills 300

    Date: 2016-07-15 13:46:22 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:72 - ID:5264049

    GENEVA, July 15 (MENA) - At least 300 people have been killed in South Sudan's capital after forces allied to President Salva Kiir clashed with troops supporting former rebel leader Riek Machar, sending the country tumbling toward a return to civil ....

  • Egypt's irrigation min. participates in 24th Nile-COM meeting in Uganda

    Date: 2016-07-15 11:28:04 GMT - Uganda - Africa - SN:45 - ID:5262817

    KAMPALA, July 15 (MENA) - Egyptian Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Atti participated in the 24th Annual Nile Council of Ministers (Nile-COM) meeting in Uganda. During the meeting, Tanzania handed over the council's ....

  • Egypt, Ghana discuss cooperation in natural gas field

    Date: 2016-07-14 22:46:04 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:96 - ID:5261005

    CAIRO, July 14 (MENA) – A delegation from the Egypt Gas Company under Chairman Mohamed Ibrahim has concluded a visit to Ghana. During the four-day visit, the delegation paid field visits to Ghanaian natural gas fields and pumping stations to view ....

  • South Sudan president pardons ex-rebels who fought govt. troops

    Date: 2016-07-14 16:49:21 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:70 - ID:5258593

    JUBA, July 14 (MENA) - South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has granted amnesty to former rebels backing his deputy Riek Machar, who recently engaged in clashes with government forces in the capital city of Juba. In a statement, Kiir said he was ....

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