Africa

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  • Egypt delegation visits South Africa to review its development model

    Date: 2016-04-21 11:36:26 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:37 - ID:4764193

    CAIRO, April 21 (MENA) – The Planning Ministry, in cooperation with the effective planning project of the Egyptian Agency of Partnership for Development (EAPD), organized a visit to South Africa to inspect its experiment in the planning, ....

  • Mauritania, Egypt sign agreement for environment cooperation

    Date: 2016-04-21 07:25:31 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:14 - ID:4762993

    NOUAKCHOTT, April 21 (MENA) - Mauritania and Egypt signed a framework agreement for environmental cooperation during the 6th African environment ministers conference that was held in Cairo over the past two days, said the Mauritanian environment ....

  • Boko Haram, Daesh are collaborating more, US says

    Date: 2016-04-21 06:01:18 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:2 - ID:4762665

    WASHINGTON, April 21 (MENA) - American military officials said two of the world’s most feared terrorist groups — Daesh and Boko Haram — have begun to collaborate more closely, raising alarm that they are working together to attack American allies in ....

  • UNAMID says concerned about East Darfur violence

    Date: 2016-04-20 22:26:38 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:118 - ID:4761361

    KHARTOUM, April 20 (MENA) - The African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) is deeply concerned over a recent outbreak of violence in East Darfur. In a press release, UNAMID called on all parties involved in "these ....

  • Somalis ordered not to travel to Sudan

    Date: 2016-04-20 21:46:58 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:116 - ID:4761309

    MOGADISHU, April 20 (MENA) - Somalia has told its citizens they are not allowed to travel to Sudan, a popular transit point for undocumented migrants travelling to Europe, the BBC reported. The immigration chief, Abdullahi Gafow, said the only ....

  • AfDB official calls for unifying Africa energy goals

    Date: 2016-04-19 07:56:56 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:13 - ID:4748533

    CAIRO, April 19 (MENA) - Energy, Environment and Climate Change Manager at the African Development Bank (AfDB) Anthony Nyong said consensus has to be reached on sustainable development goals in the African continent. The AfDB calls for a larger ....

  • Moroccan peacekeeper killed in Central African Republic

    Date: 2016-04-18 21:42:44 GMT - Central African Republic - Africa - SN:125 - ID:4747565

    BANGUI, April 18 (MENA) - The UN said Monday a Moroccan peacekeeper was killed by unknown gunmen in Central African Republic, ABC News reported. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the killing Monday. A statement from his office said the ....

  • ٍSudanese president to visit Somalia

    Date: 2016-04-17 14:51:59 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:71 - ID:4736493

    MOGADISHU, April 17 (MENA) - Sudanese President Omar al Bashir has accepted an invitation by his Somali counterpart Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to visit Mogadishu. Al Bashir office has confirmed without further giving details the date of visit but ....

  • Ugandan water minister arrives in Egypt

    Date: 2016-04-17 13:04:58 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:53 - ID:4735749

    CAIRO, April 17 (MENA) - Ugandan Water and Environment Minister Ephraim Kamuntu arrived here on Sunday to attend the sixth session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN). The conference will discuss a number of ....

  • Somalia: Gunmen kill cleaning lady working for UN office

    Date: 2016-04-17 12:27:50 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:42 - ID:4735421

    MOGADISHU, April 17 (MENA) - Unidentified gunmen have shot and killed a cleaning lady working for UNHCR HQ in Mogadishu, while wounding another woman in Mogadishu attack on Sunday morning. Eyewitnesses said pistol-wielding men in a motorbike have ....

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