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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

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