Africa

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  • SPLM-N says informal talks with Sudanese government failed

    Date: 2016-01-23 22:41:42 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:115 - ID:4175229

    KHARTOUM, Jan 23 (MENA) – The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement - North (SPLM-N) said late on Saturday that the second meeting of the informal talks with the Sudanese government has failed. The meeting, which is organized by the African Union ....

  • Egypt's permanent representative to UN participates in mission to Burundi

    Date: 2016-01-23 12:52:56 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:45 - ID:4171701

    CAIRO, Jan 23 (MENA) - Egypt's permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) Amr Abul Atta said that the members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) agreed that all the Burundian parties should respect their country's constitution ....

  • Egypt strongly condemns Mogadishu terrorist attack

    Date: 2016-01-23 12:05:58 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:36 - ID:4171453

    CAIRO, Jan 23 (MENA) - Egypt on Friday condemned the terrorist attack that hit a restaurant in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. In a statement, Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Ahmed Abu Zeid deplored the attacks that killed at least 19 ....

  • UK condemns attack on Somali civilians

    Date: 2016-01-22 19:38:44 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:95 - ID:4168817

    LONDON, Jan 22 (MENA) - The UK government on Friday branded an attack by Al Shabaab terrorist group against Somali civilians as "barbaric". "I condemn this barbaric and indiscriminate attack on Somalis who were simply meeting with family and ....

  • More than 20 dead as Somali forces end restaurant siege

    Date: 2016-01-22 08:25:10 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:18 - ID:4165189

    MOGADISHU, Jan 22 (MENA) - Somalia's security forces ended a deadly siege of a beachfront restaurant in the capital, with more than 20 people killed in the attack, USA Today quoted a police official as saying on Friday. The security forces took ....

  • US issues travel warning to Americans in Sudan over high terror threat

    Date: 2016-01-22 06:36:54 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:6 - ID:4164737

    WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (MENA) - Americans should avoid traveling to three areas in Sudan and to exercise caution in the rest of the country, according to an advisory issued by the US Department of State on Thursday. ِِِِِِAccording to Sputnik News, the ....

  • Sudan, Egypt probe trade ties

    Date: 2016-01-21 15:19:43 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:86 - ID:4161021

    KHARTOUM, Jan 21 (MENA) – Sudanese Trade Minister Salah Mohamed Hasan probed with Egyptian Ambassador to Sudan Osama Shaltout means of promoting trade and investment cooperation. The meeting took up means of removing trade obstacles between the ....

  • Egypt/Press/Headlines 4 last Cairo

    Date: 2016-01-21 06:35:48 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:13 - ID:4157425

    THE EGYPTIAN GAZETTE: - President Xi starts milestone visit to Cairo - President Sisi: Egypt will work with China to achieve common interests, future development - Cairo for closer ties with IPU, AIPU - Mufti condemns terrorist attacks against ....

  • Kenyan police kill 4 terror suspects

    Date: 2016-01-20 12:39:16 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:49 - ID:4152429

    NAIROBI, Jan 20 (MENA) - Four wanted terror suspects were shot dead in the Kenyan city Malindi early on Wednesday morning after months of evading arrest. police went to the suspects' hideout after reports from locals, BBC reported. Security ....

  • 3 policemen killed in Mali attack

    Date: 2016-01-20 07:58:28 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:10 - ID:4150265

    BAMAKO, Jan 20 (MENA) - Three policemen were killed by militants in an overnight attack in central Mali, according The Economic Times. The three policemen were shot dead in an overnight attack near the town of Mopti while on duty, a military ....

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