Africa

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  • Egypt proud to be among AU founders: FM

    Date: 2014-06-23 20:04:06 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:158 - ID:794141

    MALABO, June 23 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sameh Shokry said that Egypt was proud to be among the leading founders of the African Union, adding that the continent issues had always topped Egypt's priorities. During the AU foreign ministers' ....

  • Kenya 'bombs al-Shabab bases' in Somalia

    Date: 2014-06-23 17:01:13 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:128 - ID:793873

    MOGADISHU, June 23 (MENA) - Kenyan fighter jets have bombed the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab group in Somalia, killing more than 80 of its fighters, the BBC news quoted the African Union (AU) force in Somalia as saying on Monday. The assault on the ....

  • Explosion rocks college in Kano, Nigeria

    Date: 2014-06-23 16:10:19 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:114 - ID:793787

    ABUJA, June 23 (MENA) - An explosion has struck a public health college in Nigeria's second city of Kano, in the north, the BBC news reported. At least seven people were killed in the blast at the Kano School of Hygiene, the police said. The ....

  • Bashir gets message from South Sudanese president on bilateral ties

    Date: 2014-06-23 15:05:21 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:103 - ID:793681

    KHARTOUM, June 23 (MENA) - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir received a message from South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit on bilateral ties and fostering cooperation between the two countries. South Sudan's Interior Minister Aleu Ayeny ....

  • Sudan's defense minister affirms readiness to implement agreements with S. Sudan

    Date: 2014-06-23 14:08:28 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:94 - ID:793471

    KHARTOUM, June 23 (MENA) - Sudan’s Defense Minister Abdelrahim Mohamed Hussein affirmed Monday his country's readiness to implement all agreements signed with South Sudan. During a meeting with South Sudanese Interior Minister Aleu Ayeny Aleu, ....

  • Zuma welcomes Egypt's resumption of AU activities

    Date: 2014-06-23 12:11:58 GMT - Equatorial Guinea - Africa - SN:70 - ID:793353

    MALABO, June 23 (MENA) - Chairperson of the AU Commission Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma welcomed Egypt's resumption of its activities at the African Union (AU). Zuma made the remark during the opening of the meeting of the executive council of the ....

  • African FMs meeting kicks off in Equatorial Guinea

    Date: 2014-06-23 10:24:15 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:48 - ID:793079

    MALABO, June 23 (MENA) - Meetings of the executive council of the foreign ministers of the African Union kicked off here on Monday to prepare for the the 23rd Ordinary Summit of the African Union (AU). President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will lead ....

  • US lauds Sudan's efforts to face human trafficking

    Date: 2014-06-23 08:32:39 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:28 - ID:792775

    KHARTOUM, June 23 (MENA) - The US Department of State lauded the efforts of the Sudanese government to combat human trafficking. This came in the periodical report of the US Department of State in this regard. The report aims at encouraging ....

  • Terrorism will not hinder 2015 elections - Nigerian President

    Date: 2014-06-22 20:15:49 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:130 - ID:792257

    ABUJA, June 22 (MENA) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday assured that the challenges of terrorism and insecurity would not curtail the conduct of a free, fair and credible general elections in 2015, local media reported. The ....

  • Egypt FM to participate in AU meet in Malabo

    Date: 2014-06-22 16:27:03 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:90 - ID:791888

    MALABO, June 22 (MENA) – Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will head his country's delegation participating in the meeting of African Union (AU) foreign ministers set for June 24 in Equatorial Guinea. Those meetings are a prelude to the ....

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