Africa
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Egypt, Sudan officially open border terminal
Date: 2015-04-30 14:06:57 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:85 - ID:2491129
QASTAL, South of Egypt, April 30 (MENA) – Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab and Sudanese First Vice President Bakri Hassan Saleh inaugurated the border terminal of Qastal-Ashkit on Thursday. The terminal has been operating experimentally ....
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Ethiopian PM congratulates Bashir on election win
Date: 2015-04-30 07:52:00 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:19 - ID:2487033
KHARTOUM, April 29 (MENA) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has congratulated Sudanese President Omar al Bashir on his election win. This came during a meeting held between Al Bashir and Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom in ....
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543, 000 tons of local wheat bought so far: Minister
Date: 2015-04-29 17:34:29 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:120 - ID:2484901
CAIRO, April 29 (MENA) - The government purchased 543, 000 tons of wheat from local farmers so far, according to the agriculture minister. Salah Helal was speaking during a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday. He added that imported fertilizers would ....
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Egypt calls for African unity to face water scarcity
Date: 2015-04-29 15:39:15 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:108 - ID:2484053
CAIRO, April 29 (MENA) - Egypt underscored the importance of a unified African action to face water scarcity in African countries. Egypt is willing to exchange expertise in this domain with other African countries, said Egypt's Irrigation ....
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Bashir warns S. Sudan from supporting rebels
Date: 2015-04-28 15:01:00 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:102 - ID:2476033
KHARTOUM, April 28 (MENA) – President Omar el Bashir warned South Sudan from supporting and rebel and armed movements that lauch terrorist acts in Sudan. This came Tuesday during Bashir’s speech to Sudanese armed forces after defeating rebels in ....
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Egypt takes part in ACRIS in Addis Ababa
Date: 2015-04-28 13:56:59 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:84 - ID:2475241
ADDIS ABABA, April 28 (MENA) - Egypt's Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazi is taking part in the three-day Africa Climate Resilient Infrastructure Summit (ACRIS), in Ethiopia's Addis Ababa The ACRIS, that will be concluded Wednesday, is organized ....
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Egypt amb. meets Rwandan agriculture min.
Date: 2015-04-28 13:32:16 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:78 - ID:2474689
KIGALI, April 28 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador to Rwanda Nomaira Negm met on Tuesday with Rwandan Agriculture Minister Gerardine Mukeshimana. They discussed ways of bolstering ties between the two states in the fields of agriculture, irrigation and ....
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African Union regrets attacks on Darfur peacekeeper
Date: 2015-04-28 10:30:32 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:38 - ID:2472729
CAIRO, April 28 (MENA) - African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Tuesday deeply regretted attacks on peacekeepers serving in the joint United Nations-African Union UNAMID mission in Darfur. She cited two attacks on ....
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Sudan army claims victory over rebels in South Darfur battles
Date: 2015-04-27 21:48:43 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:191 - ID:2470605
KHARTOUM, April 27 (MENA) - Sudanese Defense Minister Abdel Rahim Hussein described fights between the Sudan government forces and rebels of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) in South Darfur state as "crucial". Speaking during a visit to ....
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PM to open Egypt-Sudan border terminal Thursday
Date: 2015-04-27 14:24:37 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:96 - ID:2466997
CAIRO, April 27 (MENA) – Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab will open on Thursday the Egypt-Sudan land terminal of Qastal. The terminal is expected to push forward the movement of goods and passengers between the two countries. It was built at a ....