Africa

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  • Egypt takes over AMCEN presidency -- Minister

    Date: 2015-03-03 15:32:33 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:110 - ID:2082689

    CAIRO, March 3 (MENA) - The world's eyes will turn to Egypt as it takes over the two-year presidency of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) on Wednesday, Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy said on Tuesday. During its ....

  • Egypt ready to train Somali cadres in agriculture domains

    Date: 2015-03-03 14:53:02 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:102 - ID:2082253

    CAIRO, March 3 (MENA) - Egypt is ready for training Somali cadres and research centers working in the fields of agriculture, livestock and fisheries. This came during a meeting held on Tuesday between Minister of Agriculture and land reclamation ....

  • 40 African environment ministers to pariticipate in African ministerial meeting in Cairo

    Date: 2015-03-03 14:50:43 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:100 - ID:2082221

    CAIRO, March 3 (MENA) - As many as 40 African environment ministers will participate in the 15th round of the three-day conference of the African environment ministers due in Cairo on Wednesday. The activities of the conference started Monday at ....

  • Ethiopia FM says Renaissance Dam to be symbol of fruitful cooperation

    Date: 2015-03-03 11:51:38 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:43 - ID:2079665

    KHARTOUM, March 3 (MENA) - Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom on Sunday said his country is committed to boosting cooperation with Egypt and Sudan for defusing pending issues regarding Ethiopia’s controversial Grand Renaissance Dam. He ....

  • South Sudan conflict lies in the hands of China, US - The New York Times

    Date: 2015-03-03 11:36:48 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:41 - ID:2080229

    NEW YORK, March 3 (MENA) - The United States may have midwifed the birth of South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation. But China has quickly become among its most important patrons, building its roads and pumping its oil, The New York Times reported ....

  • Water resources, foreign ministers of Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia meet in Khartoum

    Date: 2015-03-03 10:44:20 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:31 - ID:2079037

    KHARTOUM, March 3 (MENA) – The water resources and foreign ministers of the Nile basin countries of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia started a joint meeting in Khartoum on Tuesday. The meeting aims to probe pending issues regarding Ethiopia’s ....

  • Egypt’s foreign, water resources ministers arrive in Khartoum

    Date: 2015-03-02 18:32:46 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:149 - ID:2076341

    KHARTOUM, March 2 (MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Water Resources Minister Hossam Moghazy arrived here Monday for a three-day visit. The two ministers will be participating in meetings of the water resources and foreign ....

  • China keen on cooperation with Africa - spokesperson

    Date: 2015-03-02 16:21:58 GMT - China - Africa - SN:111 - ID:2075293

    BEIJING, March 2 (MENA) - China reiterated keenness on promoting cooperation with African nations as being a milestone in its foreign policy. In press statements here on Monday, the Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said China plans to work ....

  • UN envoy for Libya arrives in Libya, meets Libyan parliament speaker

    Date: 2015-03-02 14:57:22 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:92 - ID:2074553

    TRIPOLI, March 2 (MENA) - UN envoy for Libya Bernardino Leon arrived at Libya's Tobruk Airport on Monday. In exclusive statements to MENA Monday, MP at Libyan Parliament Jalal al Shuwayhidi said that Leon arrived Monday in Tobruk and met with ....

  • Juba denies deploying Ugandan forces on borders with Sudan

    Date: 2015-03-02 10:36:39 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:35 - ID:2071317

    KHARTOUM, March 2 (MENA) - South Sudan denied any plans to deploy Ugandan forces on the borders with Sudan. Deploying forces can threaten the stability of the country and could lead to war on the borders, South Sudan Ambassador to Sudan Mayan Dot ....

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