Africa

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  • Nigeria undecided about evacuating nationals from Libya

    Date: 2014-08-04 12:23:42 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:57 - ID:857438

    ABUJA, Aug 4 (MENA) - The Nigerian Foreign Ministry announced that the government has still not yet decided to evacuate its nationals from Libya. This comes on the backdrop of the mounting violence in Libya. In statements on Monday, an ....

  • Agriculture minister wraps up visit to Mauritania

    Date: 2014-08-03 15:40:04 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:94 - ID:856265

    CAIRO, Aug 3 (MENA) - Agriculture and Land Reclamation Minister Adel el-Beltagy wrapped up his two-day visit to Mauritania, where he held talks with Mauritania's Minister of Rural Development Brahim Ould Mohamed El Moctar. The minister ....

  • ECOWAS confirms death of 720 people of Ebola virus

    Date: 2014-08-02 20:34:43 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:130 - ID:855090

    ABUJA, Aug. 2 (MENA) - ECOWAS is cooperating with Member States and international partners to stem the spread of the Ebola virus disease which claimed more than 720 lives from over 1,000 cases reported in the region, the President of the ECOWAS ....

  • 'I will lead Nigerians to defeat Boko Haram' – Pres.

    Date: 2014-08-02 19:02:15 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:116 - ID:854977

    ABUJA, Aug 2 (MENA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has vowed to lead Nigerians to defeat the violent Boko Haram sect, the Nigerian Daily Post reported. He said that it beat his imagination that Nigerians could make themselves available ....

  • U.S.-Africa Summit to focus on economics, security

    Date: 2014-08-02 14:30:56 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:60 - ID:854577

    WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (MENA) – Over 50 African heads of state are expected to attend a three-day U.S. and Africa Leaders Summit to be held in Washington on August 4. The first such event of its kind, the Summit, is the largest event any U.S. President ....

  • Envoy of South African president arrives in Egypt

    Date: 2014-08-02 09:22:40 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:25 - ID:854131

    CAIRO, Aug 2 (MENA) - An envoy of the South African president arrived in Cairo Saturday for talks with Egyptian officials on regional developments and bilateral cooperation. It is the second time a top-profile official from South Africa has visited ....

  • Cholera kills 8, attacks 100 Nigerians at Biu IDPs camps

    Date: 2014-08-01 21:13:52 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:106 - ID:853824

    ABUJA, Aug 1 (MENA) - The number of the dead recorded as a result of cholera attack on the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in Biu has risen to eight, an official of the Nigerian Red Cross said. Three more persons have died, apart from ....

  • Obama to host US-Africa summit next week - US official

    Date: 2014-08-01 19:39:51 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:98 - ID:853777

    WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (MENA) - US President Barack Obama is scheduled to host the first ever US-Africa Leaders’ Summit from August 4 to 6, 2014 in Washington DC, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on Friday. "It is ....

  • Presidential committee raises over N80bn to support terror victims

    Date: 2014-08-01 13:39:57 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:60 - ID:853273

    ABUJA, Aug 1 (MENA)- The Nigerian Presidential Committee, mandated to help the victims of Boko Harram 's terrorist attacks, has announced raising more than N80bn. The committee was formed by Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan. Chairman of ....

  • Unidentified people explode house of Libyan TV channel's chief

    Date: 2014-07-31 12:08:02 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:49 - ID:851981

    TRIPOLI, July 23 (MENA) - Unidentified gunmen blew up the house of director of the Libyan Al-Asimah TV, Jomaa al-Asti in Zliten. The house was totally destroyed in the attack, well-placed sources said. No causalities were reported, added the ....

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