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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, ....
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GAFI: Africa 2016 forum paves way for economic, trade integration
Date: 2016-02-19 20:36:37 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:77 - ID:4349137
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Feb 19 (MENA) – Head of General Authority For Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) Alaa Omar asserted on Friday that the "Business for Africa, Egypt and the World Forum" is a new step to achieve integration at the economic and trade ....
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Ugandan police arrest opposition leader
Date: 2016-02-19 16:13:04 GMT - Uganda - Africa - SN:61 - ID:4348213
KAMPALA, Feb 19 (MENA) - Police in Uganda arrested opposition leader Kizza Besigye at his party's headquarters Friday after heavily armed police surrounded the building and a helicopter fired tear gas at a crowd, ABC News reported. Vote counting ....
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19 dead in suicide attack in north Cameroon
Date: 2016-02-19 12:51:06 GMT - Cameroon - Africa - SN:44 - ID:4346753
YAOUNDE, Feb 19 (MENA) - Two suicide bombers killed at least 19 people and injured 50 others in a market in Meme, northern Cameroon, on Friday, military sources said. Two men walked into the market and blew themselves up, one of the officials ....
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At Least 18 Killed in South Sudan clashes
Date: 2016-02-19 10:18:52 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:31 - ID:4345989
JUBA, Feb 19 (MENA) - At least 18 people were killed in armed conflict that erupted last night in the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) civilian protection site in Malakal, South Sudan, the organization said in a statement on Friday. The victims ....
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Sisi opens Africa Forum 2016 Saturday
Date: 2016-02-18 17:54:24 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:108 - ID:4343461
CAIRO, Feb 18 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Saturday will open Africa Forum 2016 in Sharm El Sheikh on Saturday. The forum runs on February 20-21 with 1,500 figures from various countries attending. Presidents of Sudan, Nigeria, ....
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Egypt, Gabon discuss investment opportunities
Date: 2016-02-18 14:38:14 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:78 - ID:4342165
CAIRO, Feb 18 (MENA) – Chairman of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) Alaa Omar met with head of Gabon's Investment and Export Promotion Agency (APIEX) Nina Alida Abouna on Thursday to probe means of promoting economic and ....
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Kenya 'kills' al-Shabab intelligence chief in Somalia
Date: 2016-02-18 11:47:59 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:38 - ID:4340301
NAIROBI, Feb 18 (MENA) - A Kenyan air strike has killed the intelligence chief of Somalia's militant Islamist group al-Shabab, an army statement has said. Mohammed Karatey and 10 other al-Shabab commanders were killed in the strike in southern ....
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Khartoum Green Yard to be biggest in Africa - Official
Date: 2016-02-16 10:53:02 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:33 - ID:4324085
KHARTOUM, Feb 16 (MENA) - The state-owned Khartoum Green Yard is being developed this year to be the biggest in Africa. The 184,000 square meter yard will be fit out by digital and books libraries, the yard's general director Mohamed Adam Arabi ....
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Ugandan police clash with opposition as presidential poll nears
Date: 2016-02-16 08:11:18 GMT - Uganda - Africa - SN:12 - ID:4323405
KAMPALA, Feb 16 (MENA) - Ugandan police fought running battles with supporters of opposition leader Kizza Besigye in Kampala, in the worst outbreak of violence yet during campaigning for Thursday’s presidential election. Several people were ....
