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Bashir leaves for Saudi king’s funeral
Date: 2015-01-23 11:03:31 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:96 - ID:1804961
KHARTOUM, Jan 23 (MENA) – Sudanese President Omar Bashir left here Friday for Riyadh to attend the funeral of Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz. The Sudanese president is accompanied by a delegation comprising Minister of Presidential Affairs ....
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Egypt welcomes agreement by leaders of SPLM in South Sudan
Date: 2015-01-23 09:44:35 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:68 - ID:1804341
CAIRO, Jan 23 (MENA) - Egypt on Friday welcomed an agreement by leaders of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement in South Sudan in the Tanzanian city Arusha on Wednesday. A released statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry indicated that Egypt ....
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African summit preparatory meetings begin in Addis Ababa
Date: 2015-01-23 09:32:45 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:64 - ID:1803969
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 23 (MENA) - The meeting of permanent delegates to the African Union started here on Friday to arrange for the 24th session to be hosted by the Ethiopian capital on January 30-31. Egypt's delegation to the summit is to be chaired ....
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Ethiopia, Turkey agree to cooperate in science, technology
Date: 2015-01-22 18:09:09 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:126 - ID:1800637
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 22 (MENA) - Ethiopia and Turkey agreed to cooperate in the science and technology area to further strengthen ties, the Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) reported on Thursday. Science and technology ministers of the two countries ....
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Erdogan arrives in Ethiopia on African tour
Date: 2015-01-22 09:08:53 GMT - Turkey - Africa - SN:29 - ID:1795605
ANKARA, Jan 22 (MENA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Ethiopia late on Wednesday at the start of an African tour to include Djibouti, TRT radio and television reported Thursday. Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn ....
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S. Sudan rivals sign peace deal in Tanzania
Date: 2015-01-22 07:31:31 GMT - Tanzania - Africa - SN:19 - ID:1794897
DAR ALSALAM, Jan 22 (MENA) – Leaders of the feuding parties in South Sudan inked on Thursday a peace deal in the northern Tanzanian city of Arusha. The deal, which was signed in the presence of a number of regional leaders, aimed at ending the ....
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President of Congo Republic arrives in Tunisia
Date: 2015-01-21 22:45:43 GMT - Tunisia - Africa - SN:181 - ID:1794413
TUNIS, Jan 21 (MENA) - Congo President Denis Sassou-Nguesso arrived in Tunis late Wednesday on a two-day visit to the Arab country. The visit comes as part of preparations for the African Union Summit, slated for January 30, 31 in the Ethiopian ....
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Turkish president arrives in Ethiopia
Date: 2015-01-21 20:07:08 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:160 - ID:1794061
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 21 (MENA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accompanied by a group of ministers and business tycoons arrived in Addis Ababa on Wednesday, the Ethiopian News Agency reported. During his visit, Erdogan will meet with his ....
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4 rebels killed in UN helicopter assault on vehicles
Date: 2015-01-21 19:50:36 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:153 - ID:1793833
BAMAKO, Jan 21 (MENA) - Authorities in northern Mali said at least four rebels were killed after a Dutch attack helicopter with the UN mission fired upon their car, Fox News reported. The violence took place near Tabancort north of the town of Gao ....
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Egyptian Ambassador in Dakar meets with UN envoy to West Africa
Date: 2015-01-21 12:17:42 GMT - Senegal - Africa - SN:53 - ID:1789757
DAKAR, Jan 21 (MENA) – Egyptian Ambassador here Hisham Maher on Wednesday met with Mohamed Ibn Chambas, the Special Envoy of United Nations Secretary General to West Africa. The Egyptian ambassador asserted at the meeting that Egypt has never been ....
