Africa

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  • Sudanese FM to visit Washington Wednesday

    Date: 2015-02-02 07:53:48 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:17 - ID:1875437

    KHARTOUM, Feb 2 (MENA) - Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Kirti will head for Washington on Wednesday at an invitation by US Congress to take part in the annual National Prayer Breakfast, diplomatic sources said. The breakfast will be attended by US ....

  • Egypt, Nigeria sign protocol of cooperation in health field

    Date: 2015-02-01 20:16:01 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:123 - ID:1874181

    CAIRO, Feb 1 (MENA) - Egyptian Health Minister Adel Adawi and his counterpart of Nigeria's Katsina State signed Sunday a protocol of cooperation in the fields of health and medicine. The protocol aims to open the Nigerian market to Egyptian ....

  • FM leaves Addis Ababa after partaking in AU Summit

    Date: 2015-01-31 22:41:56 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:152 - ID:1867425

    ADDIS ABABA, Jan 31 (MENA) – Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry left Addis Ababa on Saturday after wrapping up his several-days visit to Ethiopia to attend the African Union Summit. Earlier, President Abdel Fattah El Sisi assigned Soukry with heading ....

  • Do not care about western actions despite sanctions -- Mugabe

    Date: 2015-01-31 21:34:11 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:141 - ID:1867129

    ADDIS ABABA, Jan 31 (MENA) - Newly elected Chairman of the African Union and President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe on Saturday said he did not care about Western words or actions. Mugabe added that he is only concerned about making sure that the ....

  • AU summit concludes in Addis Ababa

    Date: 2015-01-31 19:40:00 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:124 - ID:1866681

    ADDIS ABABA, Jan 31 (MENA) – The 24th African Union summit concluded in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Saturday. The summit was held under the rubric "Year of Women’s Empowerment and Development towards Africa’s Agenda 2063." The closing ....

  • AU summit endorses Egypt's nomination for UNSC membership

    Date: 2015-01-31 17:55:32 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:104 - ID:1866185

    ADDIS ABABA, Jan 31 (MENA) – Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said Saturday that Egypt's nomination for the UN Security Council membership of 2016-2017 was endorsed during the African Union summit which kicked off in the Ethiopian capital on ....

  • Ethiopia, UAE discuss boosting ties

    Date: 2015-01-31 15:51:54 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:74 - ID:1864429

    ADDIS ABABA, Jan 31 (MENA) – Ethiopia and the UAE discussed boosting ties through setting up a committee, tasked with expanding cooperation, the Walta reported. This came amid the meeting the brought together Ethiopian Foreign Affairs Minister ....

  • Minister: Egypt presented full study to Ethiopia on impact of Dam on Egypt's water resources

    Date: 2015-01-31 15:05:59 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:70 - ID:1864941

    ADDIS ABABA, Jan 31 (MENA) - Egyptian Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Hossam Moghazi conferred on Saturday with his Ethiopian counterpart on reasons behind the delay in implementing the roadmap plan to resume the technical consultations ....

  • AU threatens conflicting factions in S.Sudan

    Date: 2015-01-31 14:44:50 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:69 - ID:1864453

    ADDIS ABABA, Jan 31 (MENA) - The African Union (AU) joined the regional and international organizations that threat the conflicting factions in South Sudan. The AU's Peace and Security Council (PSC) announced on Saturday that it will impose ....

  • Egypt to chair AU climate change committee

    Date: 2015-01-31 14:43:10 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:67 - ID:1864441

    ADDIS ABABA, Jan 31 (MENA) – Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry represented Egypt on Saturday in a ceremony to take over the chairmanship of the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC). Shoukry, who headed ....

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