Africa

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  • Egypt, Chad has 'historic' relations, fight terror -- ambassador

    Date: 2015-11-13 19:25:48 GMT - Chad - Africa - SN:69 - ID:3724329

    N'DJAMENA, Nov 13 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador to Chad Adham Mohammed Najib on Friday asserted that Egyptian-Chadian relations are profound and historic. In statements to MENA, Najib said that both Egypt and Chad are currently fighting ....

  • Somalia rejects border wall construction by Kenya

    Date: 2015-11-13 13:18:34 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:38 - ID:3722133

    MOGADISHU, Nov 12 (MENA) – Somali Interior Minister Abdirahman Odawa has restated that his country is unhappy and protesting against Kenya’s plan to construct a security wall along its porous border with Somalia. The interior minister said that ....

  • Kenyan parliamentary delegation arrives in Cairo

    Date: 2015-11-13 13:15:22 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:37 - ID:3722145

    CAIRO, Nov 13 (MENA) - A Kenyan parliamentary delegation arrived here on Friday on a several days visit to Egypt. The delegation consists of eight members of the defense and foreign affairs committees of the Kenyan parliament. Coming from ....

  • Nigeria troops rescue 61, kill four Boko Haram suspects

    Date: 2015-11-13 08:10:33 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:13 - ID:3720429

    ABUJA, Nov 13 (MENA) - Nigerian troops killed four Boko Haram suspects and set free 61 people, mainly women and children, held by the terrorist group in the flashpoint northeastern Borno state, the Daily mail reported. In an operation, troops ....

  • Egypt ready for sharing communications expertise with African states - minister

    Date: 2015-11-11 10:11:05 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:30 - ID:3708297

    CAIRO, Nov 11 (MENA) - Egypt, which has realized a great progress in the telecommunications and IT domains, is ready to share its expertise with its African sisters, Communications Minister Yasser el Qady said. During a meeting with a 16-strong ....

  • Black boxes in South Sudan air crash recovered -- Reports

    Date: 2015-11-10 15:20:49 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:89 - ID:3704069

    JUBA, Nov 10 (MENA) - Investigators in South Sudan have found the two black boxes from a Soviet-era Antonov plane which crashed last week in the African country, killing at least 36 people, South Sudan's radio said on Tuesday. Minster of ....

  • Youth, sports ministry organizes youth forum

    Date: 2015-11-10 15:00:21 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:84 - ID:3703893

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Nov 10 (MENA) – The Ministry of Youth and Sports on Tuesday organized the 3rd Youth Forum for the Nile Basin countries, which lasts until November 16. The event is held under the rubric "The Nile…the Lifeline". Attending the ....

  • Egypt stresses historical right to Nile water quota during tripartite meeting -- official

    Date: 2015-11-10 12:50:58 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:57 - ID:3702805

    CAIRO, Nov 10 (MENA) - The tripartite committee of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia convened important meetings on Sunday and Monday, an adviser to the irrigation minister said Tuesday. Alaa Yassin, who is also the official spokesman for the renaissance ....

  • Rwandan envoy arrives in Alex. for youth forum

    Date: 2015-11-10 11:58:19 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:46 - ID:3702117

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Nov 10 (MENA) – Rwandan Ambassador in Cairo Saleh Habimana arrived here Tuesday for the third youth forum of Nile basin countries. The event is organized by the Youths and Sports Ministry and will run until November 16. It ....

  • Bashir leaves for Riyadh summit

    Date: 2015-11-10 08:27:56 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:19 - ID:3700477

    KHARTOUM, Nov 10 (MENA) – Sudanese President Omar al Bashir left here Tuesday for Riyadh to attend the fourth Summit of Arab-South American Countries, which kicks off later today. The summit aims to promote political, economic, social and ....

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