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Sudanese official: Successful operation of Qastal-Ashket terminal contributed to growth of trade with Egypt
Date: 2015-10-21 15:09:04 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:83 - ID:3576317
KHARTOUM, Oct 21 (MENA) - Undersecretary of the Sudanese Foreign Ministry Ambassador Abdel-Ghani Naim said the successful operation of the Qastal-Ashket crossing on the Sudanese-Egypt border contributed to the growth of trade with Egypt. In ....
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Ugandan president wraps up visit to Algeria
Date: 2015-10-21 14:39:07 GMT - Algeria - Africa - SN:77 - ID:3576557
ALGIERS, Oct 21 (MENA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni wound up Wednesday a four-day official visit to Algeria upon an invitation by his Algerian counterpart Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Museveni was seen off in Houari Boumediene Airport by Algerian ....
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Spanish vessel rescues 625 illegal migrants off Libyan coast
Date: 2015-10-21 11:54:35 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:47 - ID:3575061
TRIPOLI, Oct 21 (MENA) - The Spanish ship Rio Segura rescued as many as 625 illegal migrants from the various African nationalities off the Libyan coast. Rio Segura is participating in Operation Triton, which is a border security operation ....
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Sudanese FM: We are willing to participate in meeting with armed movements
Date: 2015-10-20 11:52:44 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:53 - ID:3568605
KHARTOUM, Oct 20 (MENA) - Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour on Tuesday said that his country is willing to participate in a meeting with armed movements that will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia at any time that is set by the African ....
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Official: Egypt to submit African issues at Paris environment conf.
Date: 2015-10-20 11:15:36 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:29 - ID:3567557
CAIRO, Oct 20 (MENA) – An Environment Ministry official underlined the importance of the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, which will take place in late November in Paris. Speaking to MENA, head of the risk and adaption department at ....
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8 killed, injured in shell fire in Benghazi
Date: 2015-10-20 10:08:30 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:30 - ID:3567033
TRIPOLI, Oct 20 (MENA) - Five people, including four children were killed and three others injured when a shell landed on Allithy district in central Benghazi Monday night. The hospital received the bodies of five people including four children ....
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Sudan willing to allow humanitarian access to displaced persons
Date: 2015-10-19 11:45:50 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:48 - ID:3560705
KHARTOUM, Oct 19 (MENA) – The Sudanese government said it is willing to issue permits to donor countries to allow humanitarian aid reach displaced persons. The government will issue the permits to flights carrying humanitarian assistance but will ....
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UN slams attack on Doctors Without Borders personnel in CAR
Date: 2015-10-16 14:03:17 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:54 - ID:3541661
GENEVA, Oct 16 (MENA) - UN Humanitarian Coordinator Aurélien Agbénonci condemned on Friday an attack on the Doctors without Borders personnel in the Central African Republic. In a statement, Agbénonci called on all armed groups in the African ....
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Ethiopia appeals for food aid following poor crop yields
Date: 2015-10-15 10:49:59 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:35 - ID:3535309
ADDIS ABABA, Oct 15 (MENA) - Ethiopia's government is calling for international assistance to help feed 8.2 million people after erratic rains devastated crop yields. Climate shocks are common in Ethiopia and often cause poor or failed harvests ....
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Deadly explosions rock Nigeria's Maiduguri, kill seven
Date: 2015-10-14 12:00:46 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:36 - ID:3529801
ABUJA, Oct 14 (MENA) – Three bomb blasts in as many minutes exploded in Maiduguri, killing at least seven people, the Nigerian army said on Wednesday. Army spokesman Col. Sani Usman said seven people were killed in what appeared to be suicide ....
