Africa
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Army backs new Burkina Faso leader Isaac Zida
Date: 2014-11-01 15:57:11 GMT - Burkina Faso - Africa - SN:82 - ID:1243681
OUAGADOUGOU, Nov 1 (MENA) - Burkina Faso army chiefs have backed a military officer as transitional president. In a statement, the army said Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Zida was "chosen unanimously to lead the transition period," the BBC News reported ....
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Mechanism devised to follow up Egyptian-Ethiopian projects
Date: 2014-11-01 13:05:25 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:51 - ID:1242465
ADDIS ABABA, Nov 1 (MENA) - The head of the Egyptian delegation to the preparatory meeting of the joint Egyptian Ethiopian ministerial committee has said a mechanism for following up the implementation of bilateral cooperation deals was set ....
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Ethiopian diplomat stresses importance of Cairo-Addis Ababa meeting
Date: 2014-11-01 11:44:06 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:43 - ID:1242113
ADDIS ABABA, Nov 1 (MENA) - Ethiopian Ambassador to Egypt Mahmoud Dirir underlined the importance of the Egyptian-Ethiopian committee, which convened earlier here at the senior officials' level. Speaking to MENA on the sidelines of the committee ....
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Egyptian, Ethiopian trade, industry ministers to attend business forum
Date: 2014-11-01 11:07:09 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:38 - ID:1241537
ADDIS ABABA, Nov 1 (MENA) – Egyptian Trade and Industry Minister Mounir Fakhri Abdel-Nour along with the Ethiopian trade and industry ministers will attend today the Egyptian-Ethiopian business forum, which will be held on the sidelines of the fifth ....
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Ethiopian official says Egyptian-Ethiopian committee session will positively affect bilateral ties
Date: 2014-11-01 08:50:36 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:21 - ID:1240625
ADDIS ABABA, Nov 1 (MENA) - Director General for African Affairs at the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry Solomon Abebe expects the fifth session of the joint committee with Egypt will lead to a quantum leap in relations between the two ....
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Ethiopian official offers condolences to Egypt over Sinai attack
Date: 2014-11-01 08:46:04 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:18 - ID:1240621
ADDIS ABABA, Nov 1 (MENA) - Director General of African Affairs at the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry Solomon Abebe extended his government's condolences to the Egyptian people over last week's terror attack that left dozens of Egyptian army men dead in ....
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Trade minister arrives in Ethiopia for business forum
Date: 2014-11-01 07:22:38 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:9 - ID:1239945
ADDIS ABABA, Nov 1 (MENA) - Trade and Industry Minister Mounir Fakhri Abdel-Nour arrived in Addis Ababa Saturday morning to attend an Egyptian-Ethiopian business forum. The forum will be held on the sidelines of the fifth session of a joint ....
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5th session of Egyptian-Ethiopian committee kicks off in Addis Ababa
Date: 2014-11-01 07:18:41 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:7 - ID:1240005
ADDIS ABABA, Nov 1 (MENA) - The fifth session of the Egyptian-Ethiopian committee kicked off here on Saturday morning at the level of senior officials. The committee will convene at the level of ministers on Monday. A number of agreements and ....
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Kiir's Sudan visit postponed until Tuesday
Date: 2014-10-31 16:41:13 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:79 - ID:1238565
KHARTOUM, Oct 31 (MENA) - South Sudanese President Salva Kiir's visit to Khartoum, scheduled for Saturday, has been postponed till Tuesday. The visit was postponed because the president is preparing to attend an IGAD summit in Ethiopia aiming at ....
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5 killed in Nigeria car bomb
Date: 2014-10-31 15:33:25 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:72 - ID:1238357
ABUJA, Oct 31 (MENA) - A car bomb exploded in the northeastern Nigerian city of Gombe on Friday, killing five people and wounding 15 others, Russia Today quoted a source in the emergency services as saying. “It just happened, and our men and the ....