Africa

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  • Rebels kill more than 20 people in east Congo village

    Date: 2014-10-18 17:42:45 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:94 - ID:1150677

    KINSHASA, Oct 18 (MENA) - Suspected Ugandan rebels killed more than 20 people overnight in their second attack near the eastern Congolese town of Beni in 48 hours, Daily Mail reported on Saturday. ADF-NALU rebels, who operate in the eastern ....

  • Egypt issues warnings on traveling to 7 African countries over Ebola

    Date: 2014-10-18 13:23:51 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:56 - ID:1149225

    CAIRO, Oct 18 (MENA) - Egypt's Foreign Ministry issued warnings on Saturday to citizens against traveling to seven African countries over increasing threats of Ebola epidemic. According to Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister Hossam Isa, Egyptians ....

  • UNHCR arrives in Khartoum Tuesday

    Date: 2014-10-18 10:44:23 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:26 - ID:1147869

    KHARTOUM, Oct 18 (MENA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres will embark on a visit to Sudan on Tuesday. During the visit, Guterres will hold talks with the bodies concerned with the refugees affairs and will inspect the refugees ....

  • Bashir leaves for Egypt

    Date: 2014-10-18 09:09:18 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:13 - ID:1147309

    KHARTOUM, Oct 18 (MENA) - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir left Khartoum Saturday for Cairo on an official visit at an invitation by Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi. Bashir's two-day visit to Egypt comes in response to Sisi's visit to ....

  • Ethiopian water minister leaves Cairo

    Date: 2014-10-18 07:14:58 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:7 - ID:1146637

    CAIRO, Oct 18 (MENA) - Ethiopian Water and Energy Minister Alemayehu Tegenu left Cairo Saturday, winding up a two-day visit to Egypt during which he took part in the second round of talks with his Egyptian and Sudanese counterparts on the ....

  • Ethiopia plans to build dams on 12 river basins to generate electricity: Minister

    Date: 2014-10-17 21:11:34 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:90 - ID:1146045

    CAIRO, Oct 17 (MENA) - Ethiopian Water, Irrigation and Energy Minister Alemayehu Tegenu said Friday his country plans to build dams on 12 river basins other than the Blue Nile to generate and export electricity. The Renaissance Dam helps us set ....

  • Renaissance dam committee to receive 7 offers from consultancy offices

    Date: 2014-10-17 17:06:00 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:78 - ID:1145245

    CAIRO, Oct 17 (MENA) - Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia agreed Friday to receive offers from seven international consultancy offices, one of which should conduct studies recommended by an association of international experts. At the end of the 12-expert ....

  • Nigeria, Boko Haram reach deal on ceasefire, release of abducted girls

    Date: 2014-10-17 16:06:58 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:69 - ID:1144993

    ABUJA, Oct 17 (MENA) - Nigeria's army and presidency on Friday announced they reached a deal with Boko Haram militants on a ceasefire and the release of more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls, the US-funded Radio Sawa reported. "A ceasefire ....

  • Bashir visit to Egypt to enhance cooperation: amb.

    Date: 2014-10-17 15:44:52 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:66 - ID:1144805

    KHARTOUM, Oct 17 (MENA) – Sudan’s Ambassador to Egypt Abdel Mahmoud Abdel Haleem has said that a visit by President Omar al-Bashir to Egypt on Saturday will help promote cooperation between the two countries. The planned visit will promote ....

  • UN Health Agency: Ebola outbreak over in Senegal

    Date: 2014-10-17 15:40:17 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:65 - ID:1144829

    GENEVA, Oct 17 (MENA) - The UN health agency officially declared an end Friday to the Ebola outbreak in Senegal, a rare bit of good news amid the public outcry and fear over the deadly disease that remains out of control in three West African ....

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