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Sudan not mediator in dam talks, says FM
Date: 2015-12-12 11:16:01 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:33 - ID:3911153
KHARTOUM, Dec 12 (MENA) - Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour has said that his country is not mediating between Egypt and Ethiopia in the negotiations on the renaissance dam. "We have rights and common interests with sisterly Egypt and ....
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New round of 6-way talks on renaissance Dam set for Dec. 27
Date: 2015-12-12 10:07:08 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:19 - ID:3910601
KHARTOUM, Dec 12 (MENA) - The water and foreign ministers of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia agreed on Saturday to hold a new round of six-way talks on the Ethiopian renaissance dam on December 27-28. The upcoming meeting in the Sudanese capital will ....
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Gambia now an Islamic republic, says President Yahya Jammeh
Date: 2015-12-12 08:47:57 GMT - The Gambia - Africa - SN:13 - ID:3909862
Banjul, Dec 12 (MENA) - Gambia has been declared an Islamic republic by President Yahya Jammeh who said he wanted to further distance the west African state from its colonial past, The Guardian reported. “In line with the country’s religious ....
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Six-way meeting on renaissance dam resumes
Date: 2015-12-12 07:44:48 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:6 - ID:3909690
KHARTOUM, Dec 12 (MENA) - A six-way meeting of the irrigation and foreign ministers of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia resumed here Saturday with the aim to resolve pending problems regarding the Ethiopian renaissance dam. Delegations of the three ....
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Explosion at Ethiopian mosque wounds 10 in the capital
Date: 2015-12-11 20:19:20 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:80 - ID:3908894
ADDIS ABABA, Dec 11 (MENA) - A grenade attack Friday during evening prayers wounded 10 people at the biggest mosque in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, ABC News quoted the government as saying. Authorities are not sure who is responsible for ....
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Sudanese water resources min.: We respect water agreements with Cairo
Date: 2015-12-11 18:19:49 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:70 - ID:3908738
KHARTOUM, Dec 11 (MENA) - Sudanese Minister of Water Resources and Electricity Moataz Moussa said that his country respects and is committed to all international agreements and conventions governing the usage of Nile River including the 1959 ....
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Cameroon suicide attack 'kills 7 civilians'
Date: 2015-12-11 15:32:47 GMT - Cameroon - Africa - SN:55 - ID:3907742
ABUJA, Dec 11 (MENA) - At least seven civilians were killed Friday in a suicide attack in Kolofata, northern Cameroon, a region where Nigeria's Boko Haram extremists are highly active, the Daily Mail reported quoting local officials as ....
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Two soldiers, five attackers killed in Burundi fighting
Date: 2015-12-11 09:03:50 GMT - Burundi - Africa - SN:26 - ID:3905490
BUJUMBURA, Dec 11 (MENA) - Two soldiers and five attackers were killed in fighting when opponents of the government launched assaults on three military sites in Burundi's capital, media reports quoted a soldier as saying on Friday. The soldier ....
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Egyptian envoy hails ties with Sudan
Date: 2015-12-10 13:29:27 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:62 - ID:3900526
KHARTOUM, Dec 10 (MENA) – Egypt's Ambassador here Osama Shaltout said good relations with Sudan have helped contain a crisis that emerged recently about allegations that Sudanese in Egypt are being targeted. The crisis was contained through ....
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Egypt dispatches medical convoy to Eritrea
Date: 2015-12-09 16:55:29 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:118 - ID:3895198
CAIRO, Dec 9 (MENA) - Egypt has dispatched a medical convoy to Eritrea, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. The Egyptian medical convoy dispatched from the Egyptian Agency of Partnership for Development (EAPD) in cooperation with the Health ....
