Africa
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DHQ Debunks Alleged Court Martial of Nigerian Army Generals
Date: 2014-06-04 06:23:36 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:20 - ID:759825
ABUJA, June 4 (MENA) - The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has debunked reports that about 15 senior officers including 10 generals in the army have been court martialled for various acts of sabotage against military operations, especially leaking ....
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OIC shows solidarity with Nigeria against terrorist Boko Haram
Date: 2014-06-03 14:40:59 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Africa - SN:104 - ID:758728
JEDDAH, June 3 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Eyad Madani expressed Tuesday the OIC's willingness to assist the Nigerian Government in fighting the Boko Haram insurgents, describing them as criminals. In a ....
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UN hails Sudan decision to open borders with South Sudan
Date: 2014-06-03 12:10:00 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:62 - ID:758232
KHARTOUM, June 3 (MENA) –The United Nations welcomed Sudan's decision to keep its borders with South Sudan open. The UN mission in Sudan hailed Sudan's decision to evacuate more than 30,000 refugees, who are at the risk of floods, from South ....
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Egypt participates in ministerial conference on energy in Addis Ababa
Date: 2014-06-03 12:08:04 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:58 - ID:758435
CAIRO, June 3 (MENA) - Minister of Electricity and Energy Mohamed Shaker on Tuesday attended a ministerial conference on energy currently in session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The three-day conference, that opened Sunday, groups ministers ....
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Nigeria bans protests over kidnapped girls
Date: 2014-06-02 20:44:24 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:155 - ID:757543
ABUJA, June 2 (MENA) - Nigerian police said Monday they have banned protests demanding that the government rescue more than 200 girls still held captive by Boko Haram militants. The protests were posing a serious security threat, Abuja police ....
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Next stage to witness new push of Egypt-Sudan economic relations - diplomat
Date: 2014-06-02 18:24:23 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:130 - ID:756601
KHARTOUM, June 2 (MENA) - The next phase will witness a push in Egyptian-Sudanese economic relations, Egyptian Ambassador in Khartoum Osama Shaltout said Monday. The ambassador, who met with Sudanese Investment Minister Mustafa Osman Ismail, ....
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Egypt's amb in Gabon inaugurates exhibition of Egyptian products
Date: 2014-06-02 15:42:58 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:102 - ID:756938
CAIRO, June 2 (MENA) - The minister of commerce and small and medium industries in Gabon inaugurated with Egypt's Ambassador in Libreville Hisham Fatehi an exhibition of Egyptian products. Fatehi expressed his hope that the exhibition, which ....
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Fahmy receives call from S. African minister
Date: 2014-06-02 14:02:08 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:77 - ID:756697
CAIRO, June 2 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy has received a phone call from South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane. During the conversation, the South African minister congratulated the ....
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Sudan plans to export Nile water to Arab Gulf states: official
Date: 2014-06-02 10:52:36 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:52 - ID:756087
KHARTOUM, June 2 (MENA) - The director of the Water Commission in the state of Khartoum Gawdat-alla Osman disclosed that they plan to export fresh water to Arab Gulf states in the future, depending on the available water from the Nile River to ....
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Israel supports Nigeria in combating terrorism: amb
Date: 2014-06-02 08:23:31 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:28 - ID:756002
ABUJA, June 2 (MENA) – Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria Uriel Palti has voiced his country's support for efforts exerted by the Nigerian government to combat terrorism. In press statements following a meeting with Bayelsa State Governor Seriake ....