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PM attends signing ceremony between SFD, EAPD
Date: 2016-02-21 13:49:30 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:58 - ID:4359585
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Feb 21 (MENA) - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail attended Sunday the signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Social Fund for Development (SFD) and the Egyptian Agency of Partnership for Development ....
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UK denies reports about parliamentary delegation's visit to Tripoli
Date: 2016-02-21 10:50:15 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:29 - ID:4357553
TRIPOLI, Feb 21 (MENA) - The British embassy in Libya denied media reports that a British parliamentary delegation visited Tripoli last week. "The embassy wishes to clarify that the individuals who appeared in those reports are members of a ....
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US jet seized in Zimbabwe for week released
Date: 2016-02-20 22:31:16 GMT - Zimbabwe - Africa - SN:112 - ID:4355945
HARARE, Feb 20 (MENA) - Zimbabwean authorities have released a US-registered cargo jet that was impounded earlier this week after a dead body and cash was found aboard, ABC News reported. Police spokeswoman Charity Charamba said Saturday that ....
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Sisi meets with AfDB president on cooperation
Date: 2016-02-20 19:51:31 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:103 - ID:4355449
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Feb 20 (MENA) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met on Saturday with African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina, on the sidelines of the Africa 2016 forum in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm el ....
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Uganda election commission declares win of President Museveni
Date: 2016-02-20 16:11:14 GMT - Uganda - Africa - SN:80 - ID:4353889
KAMPALA, Feb 20 (MENA) - Uganda election commission declares President Yoweri Museveni the winner of elections, with more than 60 percent of vote, ABC News reported. Museveni, 71, has ruled Uganda for 30 years. His closest rival, Kizza ....
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Investment min. says there are strong chances for growth in Africa for 30 years
Date: 2016-02-20 15:34:29 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:73 - ID:4353501
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Feb 20 (MENA) – Investment Minister Ashraf Salman said Saturday that the economic indicators of the African states show strong opportunities for growth over the coming 30 years. He asserted the importance of economic ....
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South Africa confirms first Zika virus case
Date: 2016-02-20 14:03:25 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:54 - ID:4352713
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 20 (MENA) - A Colombian man has become South Africa's first recorded case of the mosquito-borne Zika virus. The businessman was found to have the disease during a visit to Johannesburg, according to South Africa's health ....
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Chinese amb. to Sudan: bilateral relations "strategic"
Date: 2016-02-20 10:49:38 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:31 - ID:4351405
KHARTOUM, Feb 20 (MENA) - Chinese ambassador to Sudan Luo Xiaoguang said that relations between his country and Sudan have developed recently, turning into "strategic". Xiaoguang affirmed both countries' keenness to strengthen and upgrade ties ....
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Sudan proposes mediation to ease Burundi-Rwanda tensions
Date: 2016-02-20 10:10:40 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:24 - ID:4350945
KHARTOUM, Feb 20 (MENA) - The Sudanese government expressed readiness to exert more efforts to restore peace in Burundi and ease tensions between the landlocked country and its neighboring Rwanda. Reaffirming his country's willingness to offer ....
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6 African leaders to meet on sidelines of Africa forum Saturday
Date: 2016-02-19 22:40:43 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:87 - ID:4349713
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Feb 19 (MENA) - Six African leaders will hold a meeting on Saturday on the sidelines of the Business for Africa, Egypt and the World Forum in Sharm el Sheikh. President of Sudan Omar al Bashir, Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari, ....
