Africa

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  • Aviation min. to partake in first meeting of Yamoussoukro agreement

    Date: 2015-04-14 12:01:54 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:31 - ID:2376157

    CAIRO, April 14 (MENA) – Aviation Minister Hossam Kamal Tuesday will partake in the first ministerial meeting of the Yamoussoukro agreement. During the two-day meeting, due to be held in Addis Ababa, Kamal will attend the activation of the ....

  • Kenya tells UN to close refugee camp for Somalis over alleged al-Shabaab recruitment

    Date: 2015-04-13 20:50:38 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:106 - ID:2373185

    NAIROBI, April 13 (MENA) – The United Nations High Commission for Refugees has three months to close a refugee camp in eastern Kenya and send the more than 400,000 Somalis living there back to their country or else the Kenyan government will ....

  • Voting goes smoothly in Sudan

    Date: 2015-04-13 16:52:14 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:78 - ID:2371797

    KHARTOUM, April 13 (MENA) - The electoral process is going smoothly in Sudan where people are voting in the general and presidential elections, police said. Sudanese authorities made preparations for the worst case scenario and deployed 70.000 ....

  • AL envoy to Sudan urges western countries to review anti-Sudan stances

    Date: 2015-04-13 13:09:02 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:52 - ID:2370021

    KHARTOUM, April 13 (MENA) – The Arab League (AL)'s Envoy to Sudan Salah Halima on Monday urged western countries and the US to review their stances on some Sudanese political and economic issues and files. While many regional organizations and ....

  • Bashir votes in presidential elections

    Date: 2015-04-13 10:24:27 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:34 - ID:2369289

    KHARTOUM, April 13 (MENA) - Incumbent Sudanese President Omar Hassan Bashir cast his ballot in Sudan's presidential elections on Monday as he is running for a new five-year term in office. The Sudanese leader cast his ballot at the St Francis ....

  • AL says elections constitutional right in democratic process in Arab states

    Date: 2015-04-13 08:50:58 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:23 - ID:2368309

    KHARTOUM, April 13 (MENA) – Head of the Arab League mission for the Sudanese elections Alaa el Zoheiry asserted the importance of the elections as a constitutional right in the democratic process in the Arab states. The developments that took ....

  • AU Commission mission arrives in Khartoum for elections

    Date: 2015-04-13 07:12:14 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:15 - ID:2367737

    KHARTOUM, April 13 (MENA) – The mission of the African Union Commission led by Olusegun Obasanjo, former Nigerian president, arrived here Monday to monitor the Sudanese elections. The mission includes a number of observers experienced in ....

  • Sudanese voters head for polling centers to cast their ballot in elections

    Date: 2015-04-13 06:31:23 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:9 - ID:2367477

    KHARTOUM, April 13 (MENA) – The Sudanese voters headed Monday for the polling centers in 18 states to cast their ballot in the general election. Candidates representing 46 parties are taking part in the parliamentary election while 16 candidates ....

  • Egypt, Rwanda discuss establishing center for water studies

    Date: 2015-04-12 20:23:24 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:120 - ID:2366677

    CAIRO, April 12 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador to Rwanda Namira Negm held a meeting with Rwandan Minister of Natural Resources Vincent Biruta to discuss establishing a water studies center in Rwanda. The meeting tackled means of enhancing ....

  • Sierra Leone FM wraps up Egypt visit

    Date: 2015-04-12 17:24:44 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:100 - ID:2366025

    CAIRO, April 12 (MENA) - Foreign Minister of Sierra Leone Samora Camara left here on Sunday wrapping up a two-day official visit. Camara met with Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry as they discussed prospects of cooperation between the two states as ....

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