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Egypt, Ethiopia discuss energy cooperation
Date: 2015-03-31 09:49:53 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:19 - ID:2281821
ADDIS ABABA, March 31 (MENA) - Minister of Electricity Mohamed Shaker met on Tuesday with Alemayehu Tegenu, Ethiopia's Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy. The meeting was held on the sidelines of his participation in a COMESA meeting held ....
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Mahlab meets Rwandan president on sidelines of COMESA meeting
Date: 2015-03-31 08:26:51 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:11 - ID:2281141
ADDIS ABABA, March 31 (MENA) - Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab met on Tuesday with Rwandan President Paul Kagame on the sidelines of his participation in a COMESA meeting held in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa. The meeting was attended by ....
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Red Cross worker killed in attack on aid truck in Mali
Date: 2015-03-30 22:23:09 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:182 - ID:2280301
BAMAKO, March 30 (MENA) - An international Red Cross worker was killed and a local colleague injured when the aid truck they were driving was attacked in northern Mali on Monday, the organization was cited by the ABC News as saying. The truck was ....
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Amnesty calls for release of arrested Congolese activists
Date: 2015-03-30 18:17:02 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:137 - ID:2279157
KINSHASA, March 30 (MENA) - A rights group is calling on Congo's government to release youth activists who were arrested more than two weeks ago in a raid that also briefly swept up an American diplomat, Fox news reported Monday. Security forces ....
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Independence current to visit Ethiopia next month
Date: 2015-03-30 15:47:50 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:99 - ID:2277693
CAIRO, March 30 (MENA) - A high-level delegation of the Independence Current Party will visit Ethiopia in April. This comes after a successful visit paid by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi so as to sign the Declaration of Principles on ....
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Mauritania to participate in ICG-L
Date: 2015-03-30 12:03:17 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:57 - ID:2275065
NOUAKCHOTT, March 30 (MENA) - Mauritania announced that it will take part in the International Contact Group for Libya (ICG-L) slated for Wednesday in the Nigerian capital. Mauritanian African Affairs Minister Khadija bint Umbarak Fal left ....
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18th COMESA summit kicks off in Ethiopia
Date: 2015-03-30 10:16:57 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:30 - ID:2273989
ADDIS ABABA, March 30 (MENA) - The 18th COMESA Summit kicked off in the Ethiopian capital Monday. Themed "Inclusive and Sustainable Industrialization", the summit will discuss solutions to economic challenges in COMESA’s 19 member states. It ....
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UN chief says Nigeria vote largely peaceful
Date: 2015-03-29 22:04:06 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:173 - ID:2272437
NEW YORK, March 29 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday congratulated Nigerians for holding "largely peaceful and orderly" elections despite Boko Haram attacks and urged them to continue to maintain a peaceful atmosphere. Ban ....
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Arab Importer, Exporter Union to pump investments in Sudan
Date: 2015-03-29 20:05:06 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:155 - ID:2271997
KHARTOUM, March 29 (MENA) - The Arab Importer and Exporter Union plans to execute a number of investment projects in Sudan with a total cost exceeding 1.5 billion dollars in various economic and commercial fields. In press statements, Secretary ....
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Boko Haram attacks polling centers in Nigeria
Date: 2015-03-29 19:15:41 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:148 - ID:2271765
ABUJA, March 29 (MENA) - Suspected Boko Haram extremists attacked polling stations and destroyed election material in two northeastern towns, ABC news reported. Fleeing residents said scores of the extremists headed for Nigeria's northeastern ....
