Africa

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  • Armed Forces send aid plane to Sudan

    Date: 2014-09-16 12:06:28 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:66 - ID:950169

    CAIRO, Sept 16 (MENA) – A military plane has left Cairo for Khartoum carrying large quantities of food, relief material and tents on board to help the Sudanese people afflicted with floods sweeping various parts of Sudan. The plane is meant to ....

  • Aid plane gift from Egypt's people: diplomat

    Date: 2014-09-16 11:23:40 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:55 - ID:950093

    KHARTOUM, Sept 16 (MENA) – Egyptian Charge d'Affaires in Khartoum Basel Taman said that an Egyptian relief plane, which arrived here on Tuesday, is a gift from the Egyptian people and President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to show solidarity with the ....

  • 12 Nigerian soldiers sentenced to death for mutiny

    Date: 2014-09-16 07:43:49 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:22 - ID:948269

    ABUJA, Sept 16 (MENA) - Twelve Nigerian soldiers have been sentenced to death for mutiny and attempted murder after shots were fired at their commanding officer in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri in May, the BBC reported. The soldiers were ....

  • Malaysia to contribute 20.9 mn medical gloves to five Ebola affected countries

    Date: 2014-09-16 06:42:49 GMT - Malaysia - Africa - SN:12 - ID:947741

    KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 16 (MENA) - Malaysia will be sending some 20.9 million medical gloves to five African nations, which have been affected by the deadly Ebola virus, Bernama news agency reported. The Prime Minister's Office in a statement on ....

  • UNSC welcomes power transition in Central African Republic

    Date: 2014-09-15 21:54:11 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:175 - ID:947093

    NEW YORK, Sept 15 (MENA) - The members of the United Nations Security Council welcomed the seamless transition of authority from the African-led International Support Mission in the Central African Republic (MISCA) to the United Nations ....

  • UN official stresses need for peaceful solution in Libya

    Date: 2014-09-15 21:23:47 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:162 - ID:946949

    NEW YORK, Sept 15 (MENA) – Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya Bernardino Leon has underlined the need of reaching a peaceful solution to the Libyan crisis. Addressing the UN Security Council, Leon said the Libyan crisis cannot be resolved ....

  • Egypt to meet African businesspersons to boost exports

    Date: 2014-09-15 19:25:41 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:143 - ID:945665

    CAIRO, Sept 15 (MENA) – A meeting grouping businesspersons from East Africa and Egyptian export councils will be held after the Greater Bairam to open the first logistic center by private sector investments or a free zone for Egyptian exports to ....

  • Delegation of Dar el-Ifta scholars visits Senegal

    Date: 2014-09-15 12:27:44 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:74 - ID:943365

    CAIRO, Sept 15 (MENA) - A delegation of Dar el-Ifta scholars paid on Monday a four-day visit to Senegal within the framework of a tour carried out by the delegation of west Africa. The visit comes in coordination between the Egyptian Embassies in ....

  • Uganda arrests 19 tied to suspected attack plot

    Date: 2014-09-14 20:29:44 GMT - Uganda - Africa - SN:150 - ID:939389

    KAMPALA, Sept 14 (MENA) - Ugandan police have arrested 19 people in connection with a foiled attack in central Kampala, the BBC reported on Sunday. A spokesman for Ugandan police declined to provide additional details about the individuals. "The ....

  • Egypt not opposed to establishing dams along the Nile as long as this does not affect its water rights - minister

    Date: 2014-09-14 16:51:23 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:122 - ID:938405

    CAIRO, Sept 14 (MENA) - Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Hossam Moghazi said on Sunday that Egypt does not oppose the establishment of any dam in any of the Nile Basin countries, provided that this does not affect its quota in the Nile ....

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