Africa

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  • Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia receive technical report on Renaissance Dam impacts

    Date: 2016-01-29 13:57:28 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:53 - ID:4210861

    CAIRO, Jan 29 (MENA) - The Egyptian Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources said on Friday that the two French consultancy firms tasked with conducting technical studies on the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam have sent their report on the impacts of ....

  • Renewable energy initiative on African Summit agenda, says minister

    Date: 2016-01-29 13:00:43 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:50 - ID:4210509

    CAIRO, Jan 29 (MENA) - An initiative on new and renewable energy is on the agenda of the 26th African Summit, scheduled to kick off on Saturday, Egyptian Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy said Friday. Speaking to MENA, Fahmy said Egypt exerted ....

  • Sisi restored Egypt's leading position -- MP

    Date: 2016-01-29 10:00:30 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:18 - ID:4209537

    CAIRO, Jan 29 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi managed to restore Egypt's leading role, MP Mohamed el Oraby said on Friday. Orabi praised Sisi's visit to Ethiopia for participation in the African summit, scheduled on Saturday and Sunday, ....

  • Sisi to head for Addis Ababa Friday to attend AU summit

    Date: 2016-01-28 12:28:24 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:37 - ID:4204341

    CAIRO, Jan 28 (MENA) - Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will head for Addis Ababa Friday to take part in the 26th African Union Summit, which will be held on Saturday and Sunday. The summit will be held under the theme: "2016: African Year ....

  • Egypt wins AU Peace & Security Council membership for 3 years 2 last Cairo

    Date: 2016-01-28 12:24:35 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:33 - ID:4203965

    Egypt's winning of the membership of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) for three years comes as part of efforts exerted by Egypt's diplomacy. Following the announcement, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid said move ....

  • Egypt wins AU Peace & Security Council membership for 3 years

    Date: 2016-01-28 11:21:36 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:28 - ID:4203933

    CAIRO, Jan 28 (MENA) - Egypt secured an African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) membership for 3 years starting from 2016 until 2019, with 47 votes from the AU countries. This came during the meeting of the Executive Council of ....

  • UN urges more Darfur aid access as fighting displaces 34,000

    Date: 2016-01-28 07:16:52 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:14 - ID:4202301

    NEW YORK, Jan 27 (MENA) - The United Nations (UN) urged Sudan Wednesday to allow more aid into the western region of Darfur where fighting that broke out two weeks ago has displaced about 34,000 people. About 19,000 civilians have fled into North ....

  • Bashir decides to open borders with S. Sudan

    Date: 2016-01-27 22:49:01 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:132 - ID:4201661

    KHARTOUM, Jan 27 (MENA) - Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir decided Wednesday to open his country's closed borders with South Sudan. Al-Bashir ordered concerned bodies to implement the decision on the ground, Sudan News Agency ....

  • Suicide bombers kill 13 in Nigeria

    Date: 2016-01-27 16:25:36 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:95 - ID:4200253

    ABUJA, Jan 27 (MENA) - Four female suicide bombers exploded at a market in the Chibok hometown of Nigeria's kidnapped schoolgirls on Wednesday, killing 13 civilians and wounding 32 people, witnesses were quoted by ABC News as saying. Three ....

  • UN: Attacks on Aid Workers in Somalia Double in 2015

    Date: 2016-01-27 16:12:13 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:94 - ID:4200273

    MOGADISHU, Jan 27 (MENA) - Attacks on aid workers delivering supplies in Somalia almost doubled in 2015 and the number killed jumped to 17 from 10 the year before, the United Nations, quoted by Voice of America, said on Tuesday. Somalia has been ....

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