Africa
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Proceedings of African group on climate change kick off in Khartoum Wednesday
Date: 2015-09-28 12:28:35 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:64 - ID:3427697
KHARTOUM, Sept 28 (MENA) - A number of African delegations that will take part in the proceedings of the meetings of African group on climate change arrived in Khartoum on Monday. The meetings, which will kick off on Wednesday, will be attended ....
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Ethiopian PM says talks with Sisi tackled Renaissance Dam
Date: 2015-09-27 20:42:22 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:84 - ID:3424689
NEW YORK, Sept 27 (MENA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said his talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi tackled the ongoing technical studies on the impact of the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on Egypt and Sudan. The two ....
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One UNAMID soldier killed, 2 injured in Darfur
Date: 2015-09-27 20:05:14 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:81 - ID:3424273
KHARTOUM, Sept 27 (MENA) – A soldier of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) was killed and two others were injured in a shoot-out with militants in the western Sudanese region of Darfur. Local sources said that a group of ....
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At least 5 killed, 20 injured in resurgence of violence in Central African Republic capital
Date: 2015-09-26 18:51:13 GMT - Central African Republic - Africa - SN:86 - ID:3419933
BANGUI, Sept 26 (MENA) - Residents say violence returned to a neighborhood of Central African Republic's capital, Fox News reported. A hospital worker said Saturday that at least five people were killed and more than 20 injured by gunfire and ....
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Ethiopian FM: Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan sisterly states
Date: 2015-09-26 14:33:03 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:51 - ID:3418249
NEW YORK, Sept 26 (MENA) - Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tewodros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stressed that Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan are sisterly states. The Declaration of Principles signed in Khartoum between the three states was meant to serve positive ....
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African countries entrust Egypt in int'l negotiations on climate change
Date: 2015-09-26 13:15:23 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:45 - ID:3417725
NEW YORK, Sept 26 (MENA) - Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy announced that Egypt was entrusted by the African countries to represent them in two initiatives on the new and renewable energy in Africa as well as offering financial resources needed ....
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Pope Tawadros heads for Ethiopia
Date: 2015-09-25 22:57:46 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:97 - ID:3416025
CAIRO, Sept 25 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese left Cairo on Friday for Ethiopia on his first visit to the African state. During the five-day visit, the pope will hold talks with church leaderships, visit ....
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Nigerian forces free 241 women, children in Boko Haram camps
Date: 2015-09-23 21:24:47 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:83 - ID:3407365
ABUJA, Sept 23 (MENA) - The Nigerian military rescued 241 women and children in a raid on two camps controlled by the Boko Haram terrorist group, the CNN cited country's military as saying on Wednesday. The Tuesday operation unfolded in the ....
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AU to take part in observing Egyptian parliamentary elections
Date: 2015-09-22 22:51:17 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:120 - ID:3402897
CAIRO, Sept 22 (MENA) – The African Union (AU) expressed its desire on Tuesday to dispatch a delegation to observe the coming parliamentary elections in Egypt. The 30-50 delegation is expected to be deployed before the first phase of the ....
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Egypt, Eritrea discuss terror-combat efforts
Date: 2015-09-22 22:47:26 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:119 - ID:3402817
CAIRO, Sept 22 (MENA) – Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed with his Eritrean counterpart Othman Saleh Tuesday efforts to fight terrorism and instability factors in the region. The discussion came on the sidelines of the 70th session UN ....