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Bashir, Silva Kiir to hold talks Saturday in Khartoum
Date: 2014-10-29 20:15:28 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:173 - ID:1227809
KHARTOUM, Oct 29 (MENA) - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and his South Sudanese counterpart Silva Kiir will hold talks on Saturday to discuss a raft of pending issues between both countries. In press statements on Wednesday, Sudanese Foreign ....
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UN chief urges aid to avert new Somalia famine
Date: 2014-10-29 20:00:29 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:169 - ID:1227513
MOGADISHU, Oct 29 (MENA) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon warned Wednesday that Somalia risks returning to famine without urgent aid, the Voice of America reported. During a visit to Somalia, Ban, along with World Bank chief Jim Yong Kim, met Somali ....
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S. Sudan irrigation minister wraps up visit to Egypt
Date: 2014-10-29 17:09:40 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:133 - ID:1226337
CAIRO, Oct 29 (MENA) - South Sudan's Minister of Electricity and Dams Jemma Nunu Kumba wrapped up a visit to Egypt on Wednesday. During her four-day visit, the minister met with Egypt's Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazy to discuss prospects of ....
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One-minute silence to mourn death of Egyptian soldiers
Date: 2014-10-29 15:58:24 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:124 - ID:1225633
CAIRO, Oct 29 (MENA) - Participants of the symposium organized by the African Union on the victims of terrorist operations stood a one-minute silence over the death of scores of Egyptian soldiers in a terrorist operation in North Sinai on ....
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Guy Scott appointed acting president of Zambia
Date: 2014-10-29 14:20:57 GMT - Zambia - Africa - SN:104 - ID:1224717
LUSAKA, Oct 29 (MENA) - Zambian Vice-President Guy Scott has been named acting leader following the death of President Michael Sata, according to the BBC. Presidential elections to choose a permanent successor will be held within 90 days, Defence ....
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Egypt welcomes development projects in Nile Basin countries - ambassador
Date: 2014-10-29 13:24:43 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:87 - ID:1224385
KHARTOUM, Oct 29 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador in Khartoum Osama Shaltout said on Wednesday that Cairo welcomes any development projects in the Nile Basin countries as long as they will not harm it. Egypt has always been supporting the African ....
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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 ....
