Africa
- Service : English General
- Category : Africa
-
Nile water reaches unprecedented high levels in Sudan
Date: 2014-10-17 15:37:37 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:64 - ID:1144733
KHARTOUM, Oct 17 (MENA) – The Nile River reached Friday unprecedented high levels in all riverbeds in Sudan, a floods committee said. The committee said such high levels are unprecedented at this time of year. The panel, affiliated to the ....
-
Renaissance dam committee confers to pick up consultancy office
Date: 2014-10-17 11:18:21 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:33 - ID:1143469
CAIRO, Oct 17 (MENA) - The tripartite committee on the Ethiopian renaissance dam Friday resumed its second round of talks on the road map agreed by the irrigation ministers of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia in August. The committee groups 12 experts - ....
-
Gunmen kill three soldiers of UNAMID peacekeepers in Sudan’s darfur
Date: 2014-10-17 06:26:13 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:3 - ID:1141769
NEW YORK, Oct 17 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon “strongly condemns” the attack in Darfur, western Sudan on Thursday which resulted in the death of three Ethiopian UN peacekeepers, the UN said in a statement. The UN chief also conveyed ....
-
Two peacekeepers killed in Darfur attack: UN chief
Date: 2014-10-16 21:18:35 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:133 - ID:1141461
NEW YORK, Oct 16 (MENA) - Two peacekeepers were killed Thursday in an attack in Sudan's troubled Darfur region, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said, the latest deaths in increasingly dangerous peace missions in Africa, the Daily Star reported. "This has ....
-
Egypt offers logistic aid to University of Lome
Date: 2014-10-16 15:47:16 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:99 - ID:1137777
CAIRO, Oct 16 (MENA) – The Egyptian Embassy in Togo has offered logistic aid to University of Lome, Togo, in support of the efforts aiming to develop the scientific research at the university. The Egyptian contribution includes laptops and ....
-
Scientific research min. to attend second Ministerial Forum on STI
Date: 2014-10-16 10:38:10 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:49 - ID:1136481
CAIRO, Oct 16 (MENA) - Minister of Scientific Research Dr. Sherif Hamad headed for Morocco Thursday to partake in the second Ministerial Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) in Africa, sources with the Cairo International Airport ....
-
UK starts Ebola screening at airports
Date: 2014-10-15 19:25:29 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:125 - ID:1133545
LONDON, Oct 15 (MENA) - Passengers flaying into the UK from a number of West African countries would be screened for the Ebola virus at selected airports in the UK, including the biggest – London’s Heathrow, the BBC News reported. Similar checks ....
-
Egypt optimistic about Ethiopia dam talks in Cairo -- minister
Date: 2014-10-15 15:39:02 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:79 - ID:1131753
CAIRO, Oct 15 (MENA) - Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazi expressed optimism Wednesday about the outcome of the new round of talks between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia on the Ethiopian renaissance dam. Moghazi voiced hope the talks might reach an ....
-
Mozambique election: Voting begins peacefully
Date: 2014-10-15 13:59:15 GMT - Mozambique - Africa - SN:61 - ID:1130517
MAPUTO, Oct 15 (MENA) - Mozambique Voting in Mozambique's national election began peacefully Wednesday, the ABC news reported. The election comes just months after a peace accord between the ruling Frelimo party and the opposition, Renamo, ended ....
-
Sudan's vice president, French amb. discuss bilateral ties
Date: 2014-10-15 13:10:14 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:53 - ID:1130589
KHARTOUM, Oct 15 (MENA) – Sudanese Vice President Hasabo Mohammed Abdul Rahman and French Ambassador in Khartoum Bruno Aubert discussed ways to boost bilateral ties. They also talked about joint investment projects and the French support ....