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Egypt, Togo sign coop. deal on aviation
Date: 2014-10-29 13:12:49 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:85 - ID:1224041
CAIRO, Oct 29 (MENA) - Egypt's Aviation Minister Hossam Kamal and Chairman of the Togolese Civil Aviation Authority Dokissime Latta signed on Wednesday a bilateral cooperation protocol. Under the deal, Egypt will provide training for Togolese ....
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UN chief arrives in Somalia
Date: 2014-10-29 12:18:46 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:73 - ID:1223677
MOGADISHU, Oct 29 (MENA) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has landed in Somalia for his second visit to what was considered until recently a war-torn capital, Fox news reported. Ban walked around Mogadishu's airport complex in a dark suit and ....
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Alex University grants postgraduate scholarships to African students
Date: 2014-10-29 11:55:10 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:64 - ID:1223257
ALEXANDRIA, Oct 29 (MENA) - The Alexandria University Board agreed to grant six Masters and PhD scholarships to South Sudanese students as part of efforts to raise qualified scientific cadres needed in Nile-basin states. The board, at a meeting ....
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Zambian president dies in London hospital
Date: 2014-10-29 11:24:49 GMT - Zambia - Africa - SN:49 - ID:1222745
LUSAKA, Oct 29 (MENA) - Zambian leader Michael Sata, a longtime opposition leader who was finally elected president in 2011, died after an illness, ABC News said Wednesday. The Cabinet held a meeting to discuss a political transition, which would ....
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UN chief arrives in Somalia
Date: 2014-10-29 10:06:38 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:37 - ID:1222521
MOGADISHU, Oct 29 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived here on Wednesday, Sky news reported. No further details on the visit were available. (MENA) SR/RE ....
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Zambia president Michael Sata dies in London
Date: 2014-10-29 06:44:29 GMT - Zambia - Africa - SN:14 - ID:1221185
LUSAKA, Oct 29 (MENA) - Zambian President Michael Sata has died in London, where he had been receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness, the BBC reported. The reports said mr Sata had died on Tuesday evening at London's King Edward VII ....
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Egyptian cultural delegation arrives in Khartoum
Date: 2014-10-27 22:42:45 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:160 - ID:1213705
KHARTOUM, Oct 27 (MENA) – An Egyptian cultural delegation arrived in Khartoum on Monday on a weeklong visit, media adviser at the Egyptian embassy here Abdel Rahman Abdel Fattah said. He added that the delegation is visiting Sudan upon an ....
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6 scholarships from Alex. Uni. to S.Sudanese - minister
Date: 2014-10-27 14:12:05 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:70 - ID:1210329
CAIRO, Oct 27 (MENA) - Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazi announced that scholarships at Alexandria University will be provided to technicians in South Sudan. The minister's remark came during a joint press conference with his ....
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Resuming talks with Khartoum gov. on Nov. 12: (SPLM)
Date: 2014-10-27 12:09:41 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:52 - ID:1208817
KHARTOUM, Oct 27 (MENA) - The Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) announced that it had received a call to resume negotiations with the Sudanese government in Addis Ababa on the provinces of Kurdufan and Blue Nile on November 12. The call ....
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Boko Haram kidnaps 30 in northeast Nigeria
Date: 2014-10-27 08:41:31 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:19 - ID:1207069
ABUJA, Oct 27 (MENA) - Boko Haram gunmen kidnapped at least 30 boys and girls from a village in northeast Nigeria during the weekend, CNN reported. The abductions are the latest in a string of recent kidnappings by Boko Haram that dims hope for ....
