Africa

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  • Irrigation minister to head for Ethiopia Friday

    Date: 2014-09-18 12:23:25 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:58 - ID:963805

    CAIRO, Sept 18 (MENA) - Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazi along with his accompanying delegation will head for Ethiopia Friday to take part in proceedings of the national committee on Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam. The ....

  • Exports council signs protocol to increase exports to Africa

    Date: 2014-09-17 22:16:58 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:165 - ID:961029

    CAIRO, Sept 17 (MENA) - A protocol was signed between Egypt's engineering industries exports council and the Africa development and Nile-Congo river linkage project. The accord is meant to increase Egyptian exports to African markets, said Ibrahim ....

  • New UNAMID head appointed for Darfur

    Date: 2014-09-17 21:18:44 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:156 - ID:960817

    KHARTOUM, Sept 17 (MENA) - The United Nations on Wednesday announced the appointment of Abiodun Oluremi Bashua of Nigeria as Deputy Joint Special Representative for the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). Bashua will ....

  • 13 civilians killed, 34 injured in armed clashes in Nigeria

    Date: 2014-09-17 19:36:00 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:137 - ID:960409

    ABUJA, Sept 17 (MENA) - At least 13 people were killed and 34 others wounded when police fought a battle with suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers in Kano, northern Nigeria, local Nigerian media reports cited the state's police chief as saying on ....

  • Arab League envoy for humanitarian relief due to arrive in Sudan Saturday

    Date: 2014-09-17 17:41:32 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:118 - ID:959725

    KHARTOUM, Sept 17 (MENA) - Arab League envoy for humanitarian relief Sheikha Hessa bint Khalifa al-Thani is due to arrive here Saturday on a five-day visit to open several projects that were implemented by the pan-Arab body in Darfur states. In ....

  • Algerian PM meets Kenyan Senate Speaker

    Date: 2014-09-16 14:04:00 GMT - Algeria - Africa - SN:81 - ID:951269

    ALGIERS, Sept 16 (MENA) - Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal met on Tuesday with visiting Speaker of the Kenyan Senate David Ekwe Ethuro. The two sides reviewed bilateral relations which date back to the years of the liberation struggle. ....

  • Steering committee confers on navigation route between Lake Victoria, Mediterranean

    Date: 2014-09-16 12:46:37 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:70 - ID:950709

    CAIRO, Sept 16 (MENA) - A steering committee met here Tuesday to discuss the navigation route between Lake Victoria and the Mediterranean. Talks will last for three days between states contributing to the project, namely: Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, ....

  • 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 ....

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