Africa

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  • Chinese president invites Sudanese to visit Beijing

    Date: 2015-06-03 19:49:34 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:148 - ID:2725257

    KHARTOUM, June 3 (MENA) - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Wednesday received an invitation from his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to visit Beijing. The invitation was handed over to Bashir by China's Environmental Protection Minister Chen ....

  • Bashir meets CAR PM

    Date: 2015-06-03 17:06:23 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:122 - ID:2724025

    KHARTOUM, June 3 (MENA) – Sudanese President Omar al Bashir met on Wednesday with Prime Minister of Central African Republic (CAR) Mohammed Kamon who led the delegation partaking in the al Bashir's inauguration ceremony. During the meeting, Kamon ....

  • Sudan's president hails Russian supportive stances

    Date: 2015-06-03 16:10:42 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:106 - ID:2723677

    KHARTOUM, June 3 (MENA) – Sudanese President Omar al Bashir praised on Wednesday Russian support to his country at all regional and international forums. This came during a meeting held between al Bashir and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister ....

  • Morocco dismantles terrorist cell

    Date: 2015-06-03 11:01:27 GMT - Morocco - Africa - SN:44 - ID:2720913

    RABAT, June 3 (MENA) - The Moroccan Interior Ministry announced dismantling another terrorist cell of four terrorists in a crackdown operation. The nine terrorists were active in Sidi Momen, Wadi Zam, Bujneiba and other districts in Casablanca, ....

  • 95 illegal immigrants arrest on Egyptian-Libyan borders

    Date: 2015-06-03 09:35:16 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:30 - ID:2720261

    MERSA MATROUH, Egypt, June 3 (MENA) - About 95 illegal immigrants were arrested on the Egyptian-Libyan borders while trying to sneak via Salloum to the Libyan lands. Investigations are underway with the infiltrators who included four Sudanese ....

  • 29 illegal immigrants arrested in Libya

    Date: 2015-06-03 08:15:51 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:20 - ID:2719693

    TRIPOLI, June 3 (MENA) - The Libyan authorities arrested 29 illegal immigrants of various African nationalities who were planning to sail from eastern Tripoli to Europe, a security source said Wednesday. The African nationals were hiding in a ....

  • US condemns expulsion of UN official from South Sudan

    Date: 2015-06-03 06:02:44 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:3 - ID:2719021

    WASHINGTON, June 3 (MENA) - The United States condemns the Government of South Sudan’s decision to expel the United Nations Deputy Special Representative in South Sudan and Humanitarian Coordinator of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Toby ....

  • Abbas to act as 'main guest' at African Summit

    Date: 2015-06-02 15:21:47 GMT - palestine - Africa - SN:77 - ID:2716145

    RAMALLAH, June 2 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will act as a main guest at the 25th session of the African Summit, due to be held in Johannesburg on June 14-15. Abbas will deliver a speech at the opening session of the summit, ....

  • 20 people killed in market bombing in Nigeria

    Date: 2015-06-02 15:10:13 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:76 - ID:2716133

    ABUJA, June 2 (MENA) - A bomb blast struck a busy market in Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri on Tuesday, killing about 20 people. Local residents said a man blew himself up at Gamboru cattle market, killing 20 at ....

  • South Sudan fighting triggers new displacement - UNHCR

    Date: 2015-06-02 13:55:37 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:60 - ID:2715425

    GENEVA, June 2 (MENA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) spokesman Adrian Edwards on Tuesday said that heavy fighting in South Sudan over the last two months has displaced more than 100,000 people. The fighting there also blocked ....

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