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Arab Contractors Company to inaugurate first project in Ethiopia soon - official
Date: 2015-10-05 13:33:25 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:47 - ID:3471969
CAIRO, Oct 5 (MENA) - Assistant Foreign Minister for African Affairs Mohamed Edriss said Monday the Arab Contractors Company will inaugurate its first project in Ethiopia soon. In statements, he said the project is part of two road projects in ....
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Multiple blasts rock restive Nigerian city of Maiduguri
Date: 2015-10-04 15:00:37 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:61 - ID:3466777
ABUJA, Oct 4 (MENA) - Blasts were heard today on the outskirts of Maiduguri, a city in northeastern Nigeria that has repeatedly been attacked by the Boko Haram group. Eyewinesses said loud explosions were heard from the areas of Kayamla and ....
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Egypt-Sudan-Ethiopia dam meeting postponed
Date: 2015-10-04 12:24:44 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:40 - ID:3464985
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Oct 4 (MENA) – The date of a tripartite meeting of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia on the Grand Renaissance Dam, which was scheduled for October 4 and 5, has been delayed to the third week of October, Water Resources and Irrigation ....
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Nigeria's Abuja hit by two blasts with at least 15 dead
Date: 2015-10-03 12:10:44 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:37 - ID:3459501
ABUJA, Oct 3 (MENA) - Multiple bombs detonated in two locations of the Nigerian capital, Abuja, killed at least 15 people, the ABC News cited National Emergency Management Agency as saying on Saturday. The explosions Friday night were in Nyanya ....
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There is ongoing coordination with Egypt on regional, int'l files - Sudanese minister
Date: 2015-10-03 11:50:08 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:36 - ID:3459457
KHARTOUM, Oct 3 (MENA) - Sudanese Environment Minister Hassan Abdel Qader Hilal underlined that coordination is maintained between Egypt and his country concerning various issues as well as regional and international files. It was agreed to unify ....
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Sudan FM: Khartoum, Washington agreed on road map to boost ties
Date: 2015-10-03 11:13:27 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:30 - ID:3458717
KHARTOUM, Oct 3 (MENA) - Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour said Saturday he agreed with US Secretary of State John Kerry on outlining a road map to beef up the two countries' relations in the coming phase. In statements to the Sudanese ....
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Suicide bombers kill 10 in northeastern Nigeria
Date: 2015-10-02 14:54:50 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:53 - ID:3456001
ABUJA, Oct 2 (MENA) - Nigeria's army said suicide bombers killed at least 10 people in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state which is among the hardest hit by an uprising by extremists, Fox News TV channel reported Friday. No group has claimed ....
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Burkina army retakes coup guard barracks in Ouagadougou
Date: 2015-09-30 06:40:40 GMT - Burkina Faso - Africa - SN:10 - ID:3439777
OUAGADOUGOU, Sept 30 (MENA) - Burkina Faso soldiers met little resistance on Tuesday as they entered a presidential guard camp in the capital where members of the elite unit were holding out after a coup, the BBC reported. Residents of the Ouaga ....
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C. African Republic leader rushes home amid violence
Date: 2015-09-29 19:45:54 GMT - Central African Republic - Africa - SN:96 - ID:3438757
BANGUI, Sept 29 (MENA) - Central African Republic's president rushed back Tuesday from the United States as thousands fled their homes in the capital amid concerns the long-volatile country was tumbling back toward anarchy before upcoming elections ....
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Nigerian president vows to free abducted girls
Date: 2015-09-29 07:50:03 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:23 - ID:3432673
NEW YORK, Sept 29 (MENA) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari promised at the United Nations on Monday to rescue the schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram fighters in 2014 and to defeat the Islamist militia, according to South Africa's News ....
