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Training course of African experts in water management opens in Cairo
Date: 2015-02-02 22:11:29 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:152 - ID:1882077
CAIRO, Feb 2 (MENA) – A training course of distinguished African experts in the field of the "integrated management of water" opened in Cairo on Monday. The course is co-organized by the Egyptian Agency for Development Partnerships and the ....
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Head of Fespaco film festival says glad Egypt is guest of honor
Date: 2015-02-02 22:02:05 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:149 - ID:1882069
CAIRO, Feb 2 (MENA) – Head of the Pan-African Cinema and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (Fespaco) Désiré Ouedraogo said he was glad that Egypt will be the guest of honor of the next round of the festival due to be held on February 28 to March 7 ....
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First large-scale Ebola vaccine trial begins in Liberia
Date: 2015-02-02 17:23:44 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:89 - ID:1880133
LONDON, Feb 2 (MENA) - Liberia has commenced the first large-scale trials of an experimental Ebola vaccine, the BBC reported on Monday. Scientists aim to immunize around 30,000 volunteers and health care workers in the country starting Monday. ....
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South Sudan foes agree to end conflict
Date: 2015-02-02 13:29:00 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:63 - ID:1877485
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 2 (MENA) - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and rebel commander Riek Machar have signed a deal, committing to end the conflict that has devastated the country. The ceasefire agreement was signed at talks in Ethiopia, the BBC ....
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UN: More than 120,000 people displaced by South Sudan violence
Date: 2015-02-02 11:40:50 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:50 - ID:1876769
KHARTOUM, Feb 2 (MENA) - More than 120,000 people have been displaced by continuing violence in South Sudan, the United Nations said. In a report obtained by MENA, the UN Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said most of ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
