Africa
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Egypt takes part in regional meetings ahead of AU summit
Date: 2015-01-28 21:31:59 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:163 - ID:1846905
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 28 (MENA) – Egypt will take part Thursday in the 32nd Summit of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC). The Arab country would also join the 22nd Summit of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) ....
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AU draft resolution calls on UNSC not to refer Sudan case to ICC
Date: 2015-01-28 21:13:42 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:159 - ID:1846481
KHARTOUM, Jan 28 (MENA) - The Executive Council of the African Union on Wednesday adopted a draft resolution calling on the UN Security Council to cancel a decision referring the Sudanese case to the International Criminal Court (ICC). The draft ....
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Sudanese rebels capture 6 Bulgarians working for UN World Food Program
Date: 2015-01-28 19:32:15 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:147 - ID:1846453
JUBA, Jan 28 (MENA) - A Sudanese rebel group has taken six Bulgarians working with the UN’s World Food Program captive, Russia Today reported. Their helicopter was forced to land in war-torn South Kordofan province in southern Sudan, the Bulgarian ....
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AU, China ink big infrastructure deal
Date: 2015-01-28 14:58:04 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:97 - ID:1844049
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 28 (MENA) – The African Union and China have agreed on a memorandum of cooperation to develop infrastructure in the African continent, AU Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy Elham Ibrahim said on Wednesday. The ambitious ....
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China pledges stronger ties with Sudan
Date: 2015-01-28 14:55:58 GMT - China - Africa - SN:96 - ID:1844601
BEIJING, Jan 28 (MENA) - China's top political adviser Yu Zhengsheng vowed to cement political trust and party-to-party exchanges with Sudan, according to Xinhua news agency. Yu made the remarks while meeting with a delegation from Sudan's ruling ....
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Liaison Group: Libyan crisis will be settled only through dialogue
Date: 2015-01-28 14:08:07 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:76 - ID:1843993
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 28 (MENA) – The International Liaison Group on Libya issued a final statement on the outcome of the second meeting that was held here on the sidelines of preparatory meetings of the African Summit, that will kick off on ....
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Only solution to Libyan crisis to be attained through political settlement-- Libyan FM
Date: 2015-01-28 13:31:10 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:63 - ID:1842977
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 28 (MENA) – Libyan Foreign Minister Mohamed el Dairi on Wednesday thanked the African Union for convening a meeting on Libya on the sidelines of the African Summit. At a press conference, the Libyan top diplomat said that this ....
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Tunisian president to arrive in Addis Ababa Thursday for AU summit
Date: 2015-01-28 13:12:41 GMT - Tunisia - Africa - SN:59 - ID:1843417
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 28 (MENA) – Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi will arrive in Addis Ababa on Thursday to take part in the two-day African Union (AU) summit. According to a statement by Tunisian presidency, Essebsi will deliver a speech at the ....
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Chadian president arrives in Khartoum in two-day visit
Date: 2015-01-28 13:09:49 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:57 - ID:1843413
KHARTOUM, Jan 28 (MENA) - Chadian President Idriss Déby arrived here Wednesday on a two-day official visit to Sudan. Déby was received in Khartoum Airport by Sudanese President Omar el Bashir along with a number of ministers. During the ....
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FM underlines necessity of maintaining balanced interests between Egypt, Ethiopia
Date: 2015-01-28 12:18:32 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:43 - ID:1842509
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 28 (MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Wednesday underlined the necessity that relations between Egypt and Ethiopia should be based on mutual respect and maintaining balance of interests. Shoukry added in press ....