Africa

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  • Egypt, Sudan renew commitment to 1959 Nile Waters Agreement

    Date: 2015-09-15 10:15:32 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:33 - ID:3353625

    KHARTOUM, Sept 15 (MENA) – Egypt and Sudan renewed Tuesday their commitment to the 1959 Nile Waters Agreement as a reference to the Permanent Joint Technical Commission for Nile Waters (PJTCNILE) to define the two countries' rights on the Nile ....

  • Ugandan president to visit Sudan Tuesday

    Date: 2015-09-12 19:49:58 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:99 - ID:3338621

    KHARTOUM, Sept 12 (MENA) – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni will start a two-day visit to Sudan on Tuesday during which he will meet with his Sudanese counterpart Omar al Bahir, Sudanese ambassador to Uganda Abdel Baki Kabir told SUNA on ....

  • Italy offers to support Kenya's counter-terrorism efforts

    Date: 2015-09-11 15:17:02 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:71 - ID:3331441

    NAIROBI, Sept 11 (MENA) - Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi offered to support Kenya's war against terrorism by providing counter-terrorism training for police officers and support the country with specialized equipment for border control and ....

  • Nigeria bomb blast hits Yola camp for Boko Haram refugees

    Date: 2015-09-11 14:47:13 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:69 - ID:3331317

    ABUJA, Sept 11 (MENA) - A bomb has exploded at a camp in north-eastern Nigeria for people who have fled their homes because of the Boko Haram insurgency, the BBC reported on Friday. Emergency services said that at least three people were killed ....

  • Burundi army chief escapes assassination attempt, 7 killed

    Date: 2015-09-11 11:51:15 GMT - Burundi - Africa - SN:43 - ID:3329797

    BUJUMBURA, Sept 11 (MENA) - The head of Burundi's armed forces on Friday survived an assassination attempt in the capital Bujumbura, police said, adding that at least seven other people were killed in the attack, according to News 24. "There was ....

  • Sudan summons British envoy over Darfur remarks

    Date: 2015-09-10 22:12:59 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:133 - ID:3327945

    KHARTOUM, Sept 10 (MENA) – The Sudanese Foreign Ministry summoned Thursday British Ambassador in Khartoum Michael Aron in a protest at his remarks over the situation in Darfur. The ministry told Aron that his statements about the conditions in ....

  • Sudanese president receives UN envoy for Sudan, South Sudan

    Date: 2015-09-10 21:09:08 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:128 - ID:3327817

    KHARTOUM, Sept 10 (MENA) – Sudanese President Omar al Bashir received Thursday evening UN Representative and special envoy for the UN Secretary General for Sudan and South Sudan Haile Menkerios, the Sudan News Agency reported. They discussed issues ....

  • Sudanese president meets Kenyan counterpart at airport

    Date: 2015-09-10 20:02:33 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:122 - ID:3327577

    KHARTOUM, Sep 10 (MENA) – Sudanese President Omer Al Bashir met Thursday his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta who stopped over at Khartoum Airport en route home from Italy. In press statements, Kenyatta said he discussed with Bashir boosting ....

  • Egyptian medical delegation wraps up visit to Togo

    Date: 2015-09-10 19:59:07 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:121 - ID:3327621

    CAIRO, Sept 10 (MENA) - A delegation of Egyptian physicians led by Assistant Health Minister Ahmed el Ansari wrapped up a five-day-visit to Togo on Thursday. The visit, made upon the request of the Togolese Health Ministry, was carried out as ....

  • Drone kills four Al-Qaeda suspects in Yemen

    Date: 2015-09-10 17:59:20 GMT - Yemen - Africa - SN:108 - ID:3326865

    SANA'A, Sept 10 (MENA) - Four suspected al Qaeda members were killed in an apparent US drone strike on the jihadis' stronghold in southeastern Yemen, The Daily Star cited a local official as saying on Thursday. The raid late on Wednesday targeted ....

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