Africa

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  • UN human rights experts call for concrete steps to end crisis in Burundi

    Date: 2016-06-19 14:44:39 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:60 - ID:5123633

    GENEVA, June 19 (MENA) - Concluding their second visit to Burundi, a team of United Nations independent human rights experts welcomed certain improvements in the country, but warned that the recent "calm should not be confused with long term ....

  • Parliament speaker meets APRM panel member

    Date: 2016-06-18 18:23:35 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:67 - ID:5119665

    CAIRO, June 18 (MENA) - Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel Aal met on Saturday with Joseph Tsang Mang Kin, a panel member of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) of the African Union. The meeting took up efforts exerted by the House of ....

  • Sisi meets APRM panel member

    Date: 2016-06-18 16:01:08 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:61 - ID:5119037

    CAIRO, June 18 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met on Saturday with Joseph Tsang Mang Kin, a panel member of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) of the African Union. The meeting took up means to support democracy, governance and ....

  • Egypt dispatches medical convoy to Eritrea

    Date: 2016-06-18 12:49:08 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:40 - ID:5117945

    CAIRO, June 18 (MENA) – Egypt has dispatched a medical convoy to Eritrea, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. The Egyptian medical convoy dispatched from the Egyptian Agency of Partnership for Development (EAPD), added the ministry. The ....

  • Boko Haram kills 18 at funeral in Nigeria

    Date: 2016-06-17 15:29:28 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:50 - ID:5114793

    ABUJA, June 17 (MENA) - Boko Haram militants opened fire at a funeral in northeast Nigeria, killing 18 mourners including many women and children, officials and witnesses were quoted by ABC News as saying Friday. The attack occurred late Thursday ....

  • Five million in Sudan need aid: EU

    Date: 2016-06-16 07:55:19 GMT - Belgium - Africa - SN:23 - ID:5106693

    BRUSSELS, June 16 (MENA) - More than five million people in Sudan need urgent assistance after new displacements in Darfur and a surge of refugees arriving from South Sudan, a top European Commission official said Wednesday. The comments by ....

  • Niger says 34 migrants found dead in Sahara Desert

    Date: 2016-06-16 06:26:02 GMT - Niger - Africa - SN:4 - ID:5106309

    NIAMEY, June 16 (MENA) - The bodies of 34 migrants, including 20 children, have been found in the Sahara Desert near the border with Algeria, the BBC quoted the government of Niger as saying A government statement said they were found near the ....

  • Ugandan FM arrives in Cairo

    Date: 2016-06-14 12:28:35 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:51 - ID:5096457

    CAIRO, June 14 (MENA) – Ugandan Minister of Foreign Affairs Henry Okello arrived here Tuesday on a several days visit to discuss with senior officials means of cooperation in the different domains. Okello arrived in Cairo coming from Ethiopia, ....

  • Global(3):LG Chem Awarded Sohar Project

    Date: 2016-06-13 15:16:35 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:79 - ID:5091957

    Sohar SWRO Company LLC has chosen LG Chem's NanoH2O seawater RO membranes for its 250 MLD plant in Oman SEOUL, South Korea, June 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Water Solutions, part of LG Chem and manufacturer of the full line of high-efficiency ....

  • Avengers urged to start dialogue with Nigerian government

    Date: 2016-06-13 14:41:46 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:73 - ID:5091337

    ABUJA, June 13 (MENA) - A former militant who was granted amnesty by the Nigerian government has urged a new militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), to engage in talks with the government and cease attacks on oil facilities in the Niger ....

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