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Egypt, Ethiopia to resume negotiations on Nile Dam project
Date: 2014-07-18 09:17:03 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:36 - ID:833160
ABUJA, July 18 (MENA) - The Ethiopian Government is to resume the talks with Egypt and Sudan to resolve controversies surrounding Ethiopia’s ongoing 6,000 MW Hydro-electric Dam project on the Nile River, Nigeria's Punch newspaper ....
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FM: Egypt to boost Africa co-op
Date: 2014-07-17 22:47:22 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:142 - ID:832807
CAIRO, July 17 (MENA) – Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has said that Egypt has neglected Africa for a long time, adding that this bad policy had gone for decades. He pointed out that the upcoming phase would witness a boost in the ....
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Mali and France sign new defence agreement
Date: 2014-07-17 09:20:19 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:25 - ID:831512
BAMAKO, July 17 (MENA) - France and Mali signed a new defence pact on Wednesday, an agreement that will let Paris maintain its prominent role in a former colony whose desert north was occupied by al Qaeda-linked rebels until they were defeated by ....
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Hollande begins visit to West Africa
Date: 2014-07-17 07:54:43 GMT - France - Africa - SN:17 - ID:831378
PARIS, July 17 (MENA) - President François Hollande will begin a trip on Thursday to three West African nations just as France puts the finishing touches on a military operation in the Sahel region, to combat extremist violence, Radio France ....
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US issues travel warning to Sudan over 'Mariam Ibrahim case'
Date: 2014-07-16 19:35:10 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:116 - ID:830954
KHARTOUM, July 16 (MENA) - The American embassy in Khartoum issued a travel warning Wednesday to American citizens against traveling to Sudan over fears of angry reactions against the US intervention in Meriam Ibrahim case. The embassy also ....
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Bombings, gunfire in Borno
Date: 2014-07-16 13:16:43 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:53 - ID:830257
ABUJA, July 16 (MENA) - A number of blasts rocked the city of Borno, the stronghold of the extremist Boko Haram movement, early Wednesday. The bombings wreaked havoc on citizens, who were also terrified by the sounds of gunfire. A number of ....
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Egypt amb. partakes in inaugurating local council premises in Ethiopia
Date: 2014-07-15 19:07:49 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:128 - ID:829174
CAIRO, July 15 (MENA) – Egypt's Ambassador in Addis Ababa Mohamed Idris took part on Tuesday in the inauguration ceremony of the new headquarters of the conferences and local council center in the Ethiopian city of Bahr Dar, where the tributaries of ....
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AU envoy for Libya arrives in Cairo
Date: 2014-07-15 18:30:24 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:121 - ID:829157
CAIRO, July 15 (MENA) - African Union (AU) envoy Dileita Mohamed Dileita arrived here on Tuesday on a visit to Egypt during which he will meet with Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri on the latest developments in Libya. Dileita is scheduled to meet ....
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Egypt amb. meets adviser to Nigerian president
Date: 2014-07-15 15:58:07 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:100 - ID:828912
ABUJA, July 15 (MENA) - In a continued effort to boost bilateral ties, Egypt's Ambassador in Abuja Ashraf Salama met Tuesday with Rufa'i Alkali, the political adviser to the Nigerian president. Talks took up the latest developments in Nigeria and ....
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Plane catches fire at Libya's airport
Date: 2014-07-14 21:54:58 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:159 - ID:827532
TRIPOLI, July 14 (MENA) - A plane in Libya's Tripoli International Airport has caught fire as the airport was hit by indiscriminate and intense shelling with Grad rockets, a security official said. The plane's owner has not been determined until ....
