Africa

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  • Coordination with Sudan contributed to release of detained Egyptian students - Egypt consul general

    Date: 2016-04-06 14:37:22 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:85 - ID:4666293

    KHARTOUM, April 6 (MENA) - Coordination and cooperation between all relevant bodies in Egypt and Sudan contributed to the release of the Egyptian students, who were held in custody in Sudan for leaking exams and cheating, said Egypt's Consul General ....

  • UN envoy to Libya welcomes State Council meeting

    Date: 2016-04-06 14:29:24 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:83 - ID:4665917

    TRIPOLI, April 6 (MENA) – The UN Special Envoy to Libya Martin Kobler welcomed on Wednesday the Libyan State Council's meeting held in Tripoli yesterday, describing it as a key step towards political transition. I expect all Libyan institutions ....

  • Participants in ACI Africa 2016 fair arrive in Egypt

    Date: 2016-04-05 17:24:03 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:101 - ID:4659761

    CAIRO, April 5 (MENA) - African delegations participating in the Airports Council International (ACI Africa 2016) fair started to arrive in Egypt, Head of the Egyptian Holding Company for Airports and Aviation (EHCAAN) Ismail Abou El Ezz said on ....

  • 7 Al Shabab militants killed over past week

    Date: 2016-04-05 14:06:07 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:74 - ID:4658301

    MOGADISHU, April 5 (MENA) - Forces of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) said that they killed seven leaders of al Qaeda-linked militant group al Shabaab in Somalia over the past week, according to a statement of AMISOM on Tuesday, ....

  • Cameroon: Joint forces arrest 300 Boko Haram fighters

    Date: 2016-04-05 12:45:20 GMT - Cameroon - Africa - SN:60 - ID:4657765

    YAOUNDÉ, April 5 (MENA) - Cameroon says multinational forces fighting Boko Haram have arrested over 300 Islamist extremists and freed at least 2,000 people from their strongholds along Cameroon, Nigeria and Chad borders, ABC News ....

  • Tunisia arrests 19 Africans while sneaking into Libya

    Date: 2016-04-03 15:24:30 GMT - Tunisia - Africa - SN:83 - ID:4645049

    TUNIS, April 3 (MENA) - The Tunisian Border Guards arrested Sunday 19 persons, who attempted to sneak into Libya. The arrestees, from the various African nationalities, were arrested as part of confronting illegal immigration at the ....

  • Sudan summons Jordan amb. over Sudanese certificate exams issue

    Date: 2016-04-03 11:33:42 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:31 - ID:4641681

    KHARTOUM, April 3 (MENA) – The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday summoned the ambassador of Jordan in Khartoum and regretted the negative tackling of the Jordanian media and the false information and hasty and unsuccessful statements ....

  • South Africa president apologizes for spending scandal but will not resign

    Date: 2016-04-02 19:30:38 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:73 - ID:4639893

    JOHANNESBURG, April 2 (MENA) - South African President Jacob Zuma apologized for spending more than $20 million in state funds on his private residence, but he did not, as some had predicted, offer to step down to atone for his actions, The Voice of ....

  • Egypt amb. in Sudan discusses security situation in Darfur

    Date: 2016-04-02 18:20:14 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:65 - ID:4639373

    KHARTOUM, April 2 (MENA) – Egypt's Ambassador in Khartoum Ossama Shaltout discussed on Saturday with Deputy Joint Special Representative of UNAMID Bintou Keita the security situation in Darfur and the role of the mission in peacekeeping and ....

  • UNSC approves deploying police in Burundi

    Date: 2016-04-02 07:51:12 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:16 - ID:4635369

    NEW YORK, April 2 (MENA) - The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) approved deploying UN police forces in Burundi amid ongoing violence that could turn into an ethnic conflict. According to the UNSC resolution, the UN police will be deployed ....

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