Africa

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  • Six-way meeting on Ethiopian dam to start in Sudan Friday -- Minister

    Date: 2015-12-08 14:04:46 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:74 - ID:3886342

    CAIRO, Dec 8 (MENA) - Preparations are underway for a six-way meeting on the Renaissance Dam among the foreign and irrigation ministers of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia. The meeting will be held in Khartoum on Friday, said Egypt's Irrigation Minister ....

  • Culture minister meets Ethiopian popular diplomacy delegation

    Date: 2015-12-08 10:05:47 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:30 - ID:3883982

    CAIRO, Dec 8 (MENA) – Culture Minister Helmy el Nemnem received Tuesday representatives of the Ethiopian popular diplomacy delegation: Vice President of Addis Ababa University Hirut Woldemariam and former chairman of the Addis Ababa Chamber of ....

  • Sisi meets 2 Ethiopian popular diplomacy members

    Date: 2015-12-07 12:17:57 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:46 - ID:3878058

    CAIRO, Dec 7 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received two representatives of the Ethiopian popular diplomacy delegation on Monday. The president met with Vice President of Addis Ababa University Hirut Woldemariam and former chairman of ....

  • FM, irrigation minister meet over Ethiopian dam file

    Date: 2015-12-06 22:04:53 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:122 - ID:3875030

    CAIRO, Dec 6 (MENA) – Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held a coordinating meeting with Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazi on Sunday in the presence of experts from the two ministries in charge of the Ethiopian dam file. The ....

  • FOCAC summit adopts Johannesburg Declaration, 2016/2018 Action Plan

    Date: 2015-12-05 20:00:00 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:99 - ID:3868410

    JOHANNESBURG, Dec 5 (MENA) – The second Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit on Saturday adopted the Johannesburg Declaration and a two-year Action Plan that outlines specific measures aimed at consolidating the growing mutual ....

  • Nigeria arrests 9 alleged Boko Haram militants

    Date: 2015-12-05 18:16:25 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:91 - ID:3868293

    ABUJA, Dec 5 (MENA) - Nigeria's intelligence agency says it has arrested nine alleged Boko Haram extremists plotting attacks on Abuja, the capital, over the festive season, ABC News reported. Saturday's statement follows a warning Friday from the ....

  • Chinese president pledges support for African independent development

    Date: 2015-12-05 17:49:59 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:88 - ID:3868213

    PRETORIA, Dec 5 (MEMA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday his country firmly supports Africa's pursuit of independent sustainable development and backs African countries to address regional affairs in an independent way, China Radio ....

  • Six-party meeting on Ethiopia dam delayed to Dec 11 at Ethiopia request - spokesman

    Date: 2015-12-05 12:32:04 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:44 - ID:3865274

    CAIRO, Dec 5 (MENA) – The six-party meeting on the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam was deferred from December 6-7 to December 11-12 at Ethiopia's request, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman said. Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tewodoros Adhanom ....

  • Egyptian PM meets with Niger president on sidelines of FOCAC

    Date: 2015-12-05 11:10:59 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:34 - ID:3864970

    JOHANNESBURG, Dec 5 (MENA) – Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail conferred with Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou on means to boost African-African cooperation. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry attended the meeting which is held on the ....

  • African scientists probe peaceful use of space in Sharm

    Date: 2015-12-03 15:11:11 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:67 - ID:3855730

    SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Dec 3 (MENA) – The sixth African Leadership Conference on Space Science and Technology (ALC) dedicated two sessions to discuss the future of space science in Africa and the peaceful use of space in achieving sustainable ....

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