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AL envoy to Libya in talks with Egypt FM
Date: 2014-07-03 16:26:07 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:117 - ID:810267
CAIRO, July 3 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) envoy to Libya Nasser el-Qodwa discussed on Thursday with Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry the situation in Libya and the Egyptian vision in solving the crisis. Qodwa explained that fighting is still ongoing ....
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Egypt eyes more cooperation with African nations -- official
Date: 2014-07-03 12:50:34 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:60 - ID:809713
CAIRO, July 3 (MENA) - Egypt places increasing its cooperation with its sisterly African nations on top of its foreign policy priorities, the chairman of the Egyptian General Authority for Investment and Free Zones said. Hassan Fahmy said Egypt ....
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South Sudan hunger crisis 'to affect four million'
Date: 2014-07-03 07:49:33 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:20 - ID:809169
JUBA, July 3 (MENA) - Some four million people in South Sudan are likely to face critical food shortages next month, BBC quoted British aid agencies as warning. But the Disasters Emergency Committee says the cost of mounting an appeal to pay for ....
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Nigerian army shuts down 40 illegal refineries
Date: 2014-07-03 07:39:55 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:19 - ID:809147
ABUJA, July 3 (MENA) – The Nigerian army shut down 40 illegal refinery camps in the creek of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The Coordinator, Joint Media Campaign Centre of the army, Lieutenant Colonel Mustapha Anka, ....
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US warns nationals against non-essential travel to Nigeria
Date: 2014-07-03 07:05:05 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:17 - ID:809115
ABUJA, July 3 (MENA) - The US Embassy here warned U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Nigeria and recommends citizens to avoid non-essential travel to the African nation following the the June 25 bombing in the Wuse II neighborhood of ....
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Arab League chi congratualtes Mauritanian president on elections win
Date: 2014-07-03 06:34:38 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:10 - ID:809085
NOUAKCHOTT, July 3 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi congratulated Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on his win the presidential polls that took place in the country lately. In the cable, Arabi wished more ....
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Intensified activities to support cooperation between Egypt, Nigeria
Date: 2014-07-02 13:13:52 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:65 - ID:808171
ABUJA, July 2 (MENA) - Egyptian cultural attache in Nigeria Ahmed el-Thaqbi intensified activities over the past days as part of efforts to support cultural and educational cooperation between Egypt and Nigeria. In statements to MENA ....
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Juba ready for peace agreement if rebels resume talks: minister
Date: 2014-07-02 11:58:37 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:56 - ID:807713
KHARTOUM, July 2 (MENA) - South Sudanese information minister and spokesperson of the government's peace negotiating team said they are ready to conclude a peace agreement within two weeks with the rebel SPLM if they resume their participation in ....
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Ebola death toll in West Africa rises to 467, WHO says
Date: 2014-07-01 19:24:46 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:109 - ID:807228
GENEVA, July 1 (MENA) - The number of people killed by the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa has risen to 467, the BBC quoted a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) as saying. Sixty-eight of the deaths had been recorded since 23 June, ....
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Water ministers of eastern Nile basin states to convene soon
Date: 2014-07-01 18:37:14 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:99 - ID:807161
KHARTOUM, July 1 (MENA) - Water ministers in the eastern Nile basin states are set to meet soon to arrange for negotiations on Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam. Egypt's Hossam Moghazi, in a statement after a meeting here Tuesday with his Sudanese ....
