Africa
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AU Foreign Ministers adopt draft resolutions to be endorsed in summit
Date: 2015-01-27 22:55:33 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:176 - ID:1839309
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 27 (MENA) - The 26th Ordinary Session of the African Union's Executive Council adopted Tuesday a number of draft resolutions to be endorsed by the AU summit planned to be held on Friday and Saturday. The meeting of the Foreign ....
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Egypt FM hopes for successful AU summit
Date: 2015-01-27 21:23:33 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:168 - ID:1839081
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 27 (MENA) – Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry voiced hope on Tuesday that the coming African summit, which starts on Friday, would be successful for Egypt and the Egyptians. Shoukry made the remarks during a dinner banquet held by ....
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3 die in protest against MINUSMA in Mali
Date: 2015-01-27 17:22:01 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:130 - ID:1837865
NOUAKCHOTT, Jan 27 (MENA) - At least three people have been killed when United Nations peacekeepers used live rounds to disperse protesters in Mali’s conflict-ridden Gao, Press TV reported. On Tuesday, a huge crowd of angry youths gathered for a ....
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Assistant to Sudan president meets EU amb.
Date: 2015-01-27 17:06:37 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:126 - ID:1837789
KHARTOUM, Jan 27 (MENA) - Assistant to the Sudanese President Jalal al Digair met Tuesday with EU ambassador in Khartoum Tomas Ulicny to discuss means of boosting bilateral cooperation. Ulicny told reporters after the meeting that talks also took ....
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Shoukry: My meeting with Ethiopian FM dealt with confidence-rebuilding
Date: 2015-01-27 15:16:23 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:106 - ID:1836749
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 27 (MENA) - Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said his meeting with Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom was a chance for discussion on bilateral relations and issues concerning the African continent. In statements on ....
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40 world leaders to participate in AU summit in Ethopoia
Date: 2015-01-27 12:30:42 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:62 - ID:1834249
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 27 (MENA) – Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, said on Tuesday that about 40 world countries' leaders are expected to participate in the 24th African Union Summit that kicks off in the Ethiopian ....
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2 Philippine women injured in Corinthia Hotel blast
Date: 2015-01-27 10:48:44 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:46 - ID:1833437
TRIPOLI, Jan 27 (MENA) - Two Philippine women were injured in the explosion outside Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli on Tuesday. The explosion destroyed the hotel's facade and two vehicle Security forces seized three suspects inside the hotel ....
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Daesh claims responsibility for Corinthia Hotel blast
Date: 2015-01-27 10:46:22 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:45 - ID:1833641
TRIPOLI, Jan 27 (MENA) - Daesh has claimed responsibility for the explosion outside Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli earlier on Tuesday. The suicide bombing which took place in the vicinity of the hotel, targeted a premises of diplomatic missions and ....
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Car bomb explodes near Corinthia Hotel, Tripoli
Date: 2015-01-27 09:42:24 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:36 - ID:1833277
TRIPOLI, Jan 27 (MENA) - A booby-trapped vehicle detonated near Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli on Tuesday. The car bomb went off outside the hotel and no reports are yet available on the number of casualties, a security source told MENA.(MENA) RG/DA ....
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Sisi's visit to Ethiopia opens new chapter of two countries' relations - Ghali
Date: 2015-01-27 09:41:24 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:35 - ID:1833053
CAIRO, Jan 27 (MENA) - Former UN secretary-general Boutros Ghali has underlined the importance of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to Ethiopia to take part in the African Union Summit, due to convene in Addis Ababa on Friday and Saturday. In ....