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Global (1): Asia Plantation Capital Welcomes Interns From Local Universities to its Johor Distillery
Date: 2016-05-30 06:46:43 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:9 - ID:5005761
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Asia Plantation Capital will be providing industrial training for undergraduate students from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) starting in ....
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Niger military kills 10 Boko Haram extremists
Date: 2016-05-28 20:36:56 GMT - Niger - Africa - SN:87 - ID:4998609
NIAMEY, May 28 (MENA) - Niger's army has killed at least 10 Boko Haram militants after they tried to attack a military post in the country's southeast near its border with Nigeria, Fox News reported. Col. Moustapha Michel Ledru said Saturday that ....
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DR Congo to build world's largest dam -- report
Date: 2016-05-28 16:22:19 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:66 - ID:4997069
LONDON, May 28 (MENA) - The largest dam in the world is set to begin construction within months in the Democratic Republic of Congo but it could be built without any environmental or social impact surveys, a report published by The Guardian said. ....
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Port-Sudan to host meetings of higher Sudanese-Ethiopian economic committee
Date: 2016-05-28 14:47:03 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:49 - ID:4995733
KHARTOUM, May 25 (MENA) - The capital of the Red Sea State, Port-Sudan, will host on May 31 - June 1 the meetings of the joint higher Sudanese-Ethiopian economic committee, the Sudan News agency reported. The meetings will be co-chaired by the ....
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Violence erupts in Guinea Bissau as new PM appointed
Date: 2016-05-27 15:27:07 GMT - Guinea-Bissau - Africa - SN:64 - ID:4992033
BISSAU, May 27 (MENA) – Supporters of the ruling party in Guinea-Bissau attacked the presidential palace Friday in protest at appointing a new prime minister for the country. The president of Guinea-Bissau had named Baciro Dja as the west African ....
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Kenya insists on plans to close world's largest refugee camp
Date: 2016-05-27 15:21:09 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:62 - ID:4992021
NAIROBI, May 27 (MENA) - Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta said the country will not go back on its decision to close the Dadaab refugee camp, home to more than 300,000 Somalis. A statement from his office says that he told UN Deputy ....
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Uganda 2010 bombing: Life sentences for five convicted
Date: 2016-05-27 14:10:21 GMT - Uganda - Africa - SN:52 - ID:4991681
KAMPALA, May 27 (MENA) - Five people convicted of terrorism over the 2010 bomb attacks in Uganda's capital, Kampala, which killed 74 people, have been given life sentences. Among them was Isa Ahmed Luyima, the mastermind of the attacks claimed by ....
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Egypt envoy to Tanzania meets with chairmen of Egyptian companies taking part BUILDEXPO tradeshow
Date: 2016-05-26 19:10:58 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:85 - ID:4987973
CAIRO, May 26 (MENA) - Ambassador of Egypt to Tanzania Mohamed Yasser el Shawaf on Thursday met with the chairmen of Egyptian companies taking part in BUILDEXPO trade show that will be held in Dar es Salaam. Around 50 Egyptian companies are ....
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Egypt's Embassy in Nigeria takes part in Africa Day celebrations
Date: 2016-05-26 14:51:54 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:61 - ID:4985589
ABUJA, May 26 (MENA) - Egypt's Embassy in Nigeria's capital of Abuja took part in the celebrations marking the 53rd African Day. Africa Day takes place on May 25 every year, commemorating the signature of the founding agreements of the ....
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AfDB embarks on ambitious plan to ramp up agriculture, create jobs, feed Africa
Date: 2016-05-26 14:46:40 GMT - Zambia - Africa - SN:59 - ID:4985717
LUSAKA, May 26 (MENA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) plans to improve the agriculture sector in Africa by embarking on an ambitious seven-point plan which aims at transforming the sector and be able to empower the small scale farmers and ....
