Africa

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  • Culture minister confers with his Gabonese counterpart on cooperation

    Date: 2016-05-15 19:10:54 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:93 - ID:4914797

    CAIRO, May 15 (MENA) - Culture Minister Helmy el Namnam on Sunday conferred with his Gabonese counterpart Paulette Mengue on ways of joint cooperation between the two countries. During the meeting, Mengue said that Gabon hopes that there will be ....

  • UN team arrives in North Darfur to evaluate humanitarian, security situation

    Date: 2016-05-14 15:18:55 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:51 - ID:4905941

    KHARTOUM, May 14 (MENA) – A three-way team comprising the UN, the AU and the Sudanese government arrived to Al Fashir city on Saturday to discuss the current situation and present the strategy for the exit of the UNAMID mission from Darfur ....

  • Kenya security forces kill 10, arrest 36 in operation against Shabaab militants

    Date: 2016-05-13 14:10:27 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:64 - ID:4900469

    NAIROBI, May 13 (MENA) - Kenyan security forces have killed 10 suspected al Shabaab militants and arrested 36 others in nine months since launching an operation against the insurgents on the coast, Sky News TV quoted the head of the operation as ....

  • Bashir returns home after taking part in swearing-in ceremony of Uganda's president

    Date: 2016-05-12 20:19:16 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:108 - ID:4897229

    KHARTOUM, May 12 (MENA) – President Omar al Bashir returned home from Uganda after a visit to Kampala, in which Bashir took part in the swearing-in ceremony of Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni. Bashir was received at the airport by Sudan’s First ....

  • Egyptian lawmaker says Sharm to host PAP meetings in October

    Date: 2016-05-12 14:41:55 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:78 - ID:4895261

    CAIRO, May 12 (MENA) – The Pan-African Parliament decided during its session in Johannesburg on Thursday to hold its coming session in Egypt's Sharm El-Sheikh in October upon an approval from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. In a phone ....

  • Sudanese president leaves for Kampala to attend Museveni's inauguration

    Date: 2016-05-12 07:38:12 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:17 - ID:4891533

    KHARTOUM, May 12 (MENA) - Sudanese President Omar al Bashir left on Thursday for the Ugandan capital on a two-day official visit to attend President Yoweri Museveni's inauguration. During his visit, the Sudanese president is scheduled to discuss ....

  • Kenya to displace Dadaab camp refugees by May 2017

    Date: 2016-05-11 15:11:35 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:86 - ID:4888393

    NAIROBI, May 11 (MENA) - The Kenyan government decided to close Dadaab refugee camp, displacing thousands of its refugees by May 2017. The first batch of refugees will be displaced in November, in light of economic, security and environmental ....

  • Additional military reinforcements deployed in South Kordofan, Sudan

    Date: 2016-05-11 11:19:31 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:50 - ID:4885945

    KHARTOUM, May 11 (MENA) - The Sudanese government on Wednesday deployed additional military reinforcements in South Kordofan state. The move came for the purpose of contributing to eliminating armed rebellious movements, imposing prestige of the ....

  • global(1):The 119th Canton Fair Draws to a Close with Business Deals Totalling USD28 Billion

    Date: 2016-05-11 09:25:45 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:33 - ID:4885401

    GUANGZHOU, China, May 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The 119th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) drew to a successful close on May 5. Total accumulated deals at the show amounted to RMB182.288 billion (USD28.084 billion). The number of overseas ....

  • Booby-trapped car found before going off in Mogadishu

    Date: 2016-05-10 15:08:26 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:87 - ID:4881557

    MOGADISHU, May 10 (MENA) - Somali security forces found a booby-trapped car near parliament building before going off in Mogadishu. The forces cordoned off the street where the car was found, a Somali radio said. (MENA) M H K/A S E ....

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