Africa

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  • 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 ....

  • Eritrea accuses Ethiopia of attacking its territory

    Date: 2016-06-13 08:41:36 GMT - Eritrea - Africa - SN:19 - ID:5088229

    ASMARA, June 13 (MENA) - Eritrea’s government has accused Ethiopia of launching an attack on its territory, but the extent of the assault was still unclear and there was no immediate response from Ethiopia, euronews reported Monday. “The TPLF ....

  • Congo: Boat collision on lake kills at least 27 people

    Date: 2016-06-12 15:17:39 GMT - Republic of the Congo - Africa - SN:61 - ID:5085629

    BRAZZAVILLE, June 12 (MENA) - United Nations-backed Radio Okapi says that two boats collided on a lake in Congo and one capsized killing at least 27 people, ABC News reported. Deputy governor of Maindombe, Massamba Malika, told Radio Okapi the ....

  • Sudan: Crisis of Egyptian ceramic cargos finalized

    Date: 2016-06-12 09:41:12 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:20 - ID:5082417

    KHARTOUM, June 12 (MENA) - Sudanese First Vice President Bakri Hassan Saleh has ordered the Finance Ministry to work on settling the crisis of entry of Egyptian ceramic trucks to the Sudanese harbors. In statements on Sunday, head of the Ceramic ....

  • Dozens of Nigerian army officers sacked over corruption

    Date: 2016-06-11 12:09:09 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:34 - ID:5077957

    ABUJA, June 11 — Nigeria's army said it is firing many senior officers accused of corruption and stealing billions of dollars meant to buy arms to fight the Boko Haram insurgency, the Daily Mail reported on Saturday. Army spokesman Col. Sani ....

  • 32 killed, 14 injured in traffic accident in Sudan

    Date: 2016-06-10 12:55:51 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:41 - ID:5074905

    KHARTOUM, June 10 (MENA) – At least 32 people killed and 14 others injured in a dreadful traffic accident in Sudan on Friday. The accident occurred after a fuel truck, coming on the opposite direction, collided with a bus carrying pilgrims from ....

  • Al Shabab Attacks Military Base in Somalia

    Date: 2016-06-09 07:21:45 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:18 - ID:5067389

    MOGADISHU, June 9 (MENA) - The official radio of Somali Islamist militant group al Shabab says they have killed 43 Ethiopian troops and destroyed a military base serving the African Union force in a Somali village about 260 kilometers north of ....

  • 50,000 flee Boko Haram attacks in Niger - UNHCR‎

    Date: 2016-06-07 12:29:31 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:35 - ID:5057121

    GENEVA, June 7 (MENA) - Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes in south-east Niger following a series of attacks in recent days by Boko Haram insurgents on the town of Bosso in the troubled Diffa region, the UN Refugee Agency said in a ....

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