Africa
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Egypt received with applause in preparatory meeting for AU summit
Date: 2014-06-20 13:41:52 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:47 - ID:788539
MALABO, June 30 (MENA) – Head of Egypt's delegation at the African Union (AU) Mohamed Idris was received with applause during a meeting of the permanent representatives here Friday. Idris got a frenzied welcome while delivering Egypt's speech in ....
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Environment Minister unveils plan to protect Nile River
Date: 2014-06-20 08:32:08 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:11 - ID:787881
CAIRO, June 20 (MENA) – Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy unveiled on Friday his ministry's plan to deal with the Nile River file and protecting the river. Speaking to MENA, he said the ministry will review the environmental records of all ....
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Ugandan president sends congratulatory cable to Sisi
Date: 2014-06-19 20:41:37 GMT - Uganda - Africa - SN:119 - ID:787627
KAMPALA, June 19 (MENA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni sent a cable of congratulations to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on presidential election win, Egyptian Ambassador in Kampala Ahmad Abdel-Aziz Mostafa said on Thursday. The Ugandan ....
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Coming phase will see more cooperation between Egypt and other Nile Basin countries-- Official
Date: 2014-06-19 14:18:41 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:79 - ID:787066
KHARTOUM, June 19 (MENA) – The coming phase will see more cooperation between Egypt and other African countries, said Ahmed Bahaa Eddin, the head of the Egyptian delegation to meetings of the water resources ministers of the Nile Basin countries, ....
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Chief of Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce probes cooperation with Egypt's ambassador
Date: 2014-06-19 12:09:26 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:58 - ID:786757
ADDIS ABABA, June 19 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador here Mohamed Idris discussed with the head of the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce means of enhancing commercial relations. The two sides probed increasing commercial exchange and investments between ....
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Sudanese VP opens meetings of Nile Basin water ministers
Date: 2014-06-19 10:23:45 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:35 - ID:786542
KHARTOUM, June 19 (MENA) – Sudanese First Vice President Bakry Hassan Saleh opened on Thursday meetings of the Nile Basin water resources ministers grouping the 10 Basin member states. The Egyptian delegation to the meeting is led by head of the ....
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Egypt ambassador meets president of Ethiopian chamber of commerce
Date: 2014-06-18 22:04:21 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:158 - ID:785876
CAIRO, June 18 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador to Ethiopia Mohamed Idris has met with new President of the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce Solomon Afework to congratulate him on his new post. During the meeting, the two sides discussed ways of boosting ....
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Roles of Egypt, Ethiopia "great" in Africa, region - ambassador
Date: 2014-06-18 21:46:49 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:156 - ID:785843
CAIRO, June 18 (MENA) – Egypt and Ethiopia have ancient civilizations and their roles are great in the African areana and the region, affirmed Ethiopian ambassador to Egypt Mahmoud Dardir on Wednesday. In a phone call with the satellite channel ....
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Nigerian army dismisses coup against president
Date: 2014-06-18 21:37:05 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:155 - ID:785861
ABUJA, June 18 (MENA) - Nigeria's top military officer on Wednesday dismissed talk of a possible coup in Africa's most populous nation, which is currently in the grip of a raging Islamist insurgency and unrest. "Why should anyone be thinking in ....
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Nigeria, India account for one third of global child deaths – UNESCO
Date: 2014-06-18 21:12:00 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:153 - ID:785846
ABUJA, June 18 (MENA) - Nigeria and India account for more than one third of child deaths worldwide, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has said. The UNESCO Communications Specialist, Education for All ....