Africa

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  • Ebola crisis: Mali confirms second death

    Date: 2014-11-12 08:22:48 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:20 - ID:1315785

    BAMAKO, Nov 12 (MENA) - A Malian nurse has died of Ebola, the second confirmed death from the disease in the country, the BBC reported Wednesday. Officials say the nurse had treated a man who arrived from Guinea at the Pasteur Clinic in Bamako, ....

  • Al-Basher receives invitation to Ethiopia National Day celebration

    Date: 2014-11-11 18:39:00 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:126 - ID:1313901

    KHARTOUM, Nov 11 (MENA) - Sudan's President Omar al-Basher received Tuesday an invitation to attend the annual celebrations of the Ethiopia National Day, the Sudanese News Agency reported. This came during Al-Basher's meeting with Chairman of the ....

  • Defense minister meets Mali chief of staff

    Date: 2014-11-11 12:26:48 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:55 - ID:1310561

    CAIRO, Nov 11 (MENA) - Defense Minister Sedqi Sobhi met on Tuesday with Mali's army chief of staff General Mahamane Toure to discuss regional developments that affect Africa's security and stability. The two sides stressed the need of cooperation ....

  • Egypt's envoy to DRC meets with Egyptian community members

    Date: 2014-11-11 11:21:03 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:38 - ID:1309805

    CAIRO, Nov 11 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Hani Salah met on Tuesday with members of the Egyptian community members to get posted on their work problems. The Egyptian envoy asserted that the Egyptian ....

  • Mauritanian FM leaves for Australia

    Date: 2014-11-10 22:12:35 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:173 - ID:1307513

    NOUAKCHOTT, Nov 10 (MENA) - Mauritanian Foreign Minister Ahmed Ould Teguedi left here on Monday for Australia, an official source said. Heading a high-profile delegation, the minister will take part in a G20 summit in Brisbane. (MENA) MM/WN ....

  • Egypt launches e-visa system in Khartoum

    Date: 2014-11-10 20:00:58 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:151 - ID:1306989

    KHARTOUM, Nov 10 (MENA) – Egypt's Embassy in Khartoum said on Monday that an electronic system to grant visas to Sudanese citizens seeking to enter the Egyptian lands has been launched at the embassy's headquarters. The embassy said in a ....

  • Egyptian-Algerian high committee to convene Thursday

    Date: 2014-11-10 19:58:39 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:150 - ID:1306969

    CAIRO, Nov 10 (MENA) – The seventh session of the Egyptian-Algerian High Committee will be held on Thursday under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab and his Algerian counterpart Abdelmalek Sellal. The two-day gathering will seek ....

  • Libya conflict to affect its neighbors – Sudan FM

    Date: 2014-11-10 18:11:21 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:134 - ID:1306617

    TRIPOLI, Nov 10 (MENA) – Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Karti said the conflict in Libya will have repercussions on the stability of Libya and its neighboring countries. Karti, who is currently on a visit of Libya, said an agreement between ....

  • Egyptian-Ethiopian ties "progressing" - envoy

    Date: 2014-11-09 14:14:09 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:90 - ID:1297453

    ADDIS ABABA, Nov 9 (MENA) - The Egyptian-Ethiopian ties are progressing in light of increase of cooperation and meetings between the two countries, Egypt's Ambassador to Ethiopia Mohamad Idris has said. In an interview with Ethiopia's Walta ....

  • French soldier, 24 militants killed in Mali

    Date: 2014-11-08 19:07:07 GMT - France - Africa - SN:115 - ID:1292937

    PARIS, Nov 8 (MENA) - The French Army said 24 jihadists were killed in a recent operation carried out in northern Mali that left one French soldier dead, Sky News reported. A news release from Operation Barkhane said Saturday that two other ....

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