Africa

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  • Ethiopian PM hails ceasefire deal inked by S. Sudan's rivals

    Date: 2014-05-10 14:01:14 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:54 - ID:713678

    ADDIS ABABA, May 10 (MENA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn welcomed Saturday a ceasefire deal signed by South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and rebel commander Riek Machar. The Ethiopian radio aired the remarks quoting Desalegn ....

  • Cabinet: Mahlab's visit to Equatorial Guinea successful

    Date: 2014-05-10 13:00:50 GMT - Guinea - Africa - SN:49 - ID:713439

    MALABO, May 10 (MENA) – Cabinet spokesman Hosam Qawish said Saturday the visit made by Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab to Equatorial Guinea would come out with positive results in the near future to restore the effectiveness of the Egyptian major role ....

  • S. Sudan army: Cease-fire accord not entered into force yet

    Date: 2014-05-10 12:59:08 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:48 - ID:713464

    JUBA, May 10 (MENA) - South Sudan's military spokesman Colonel Philip Aguer said Saturday that a cease-fire deal signed late Friday has not been put into force by the two rivals till now. “The agreement will be simply communicated to all the ....

  • 4 more killed in Benghazi clashes

    Date: 2014-05-10 11:27:28 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:40 - ID:713288

    TRIPOLI, May 10 (MENA) – The death toll has risen to four in the clashes between the protesters and “17 February Brigade” in Benghazi. Benghazi City has witnessed a tense security situation since Friday after protesters marched towards the ....

  • PM: Gov't works to help low-income segments

    Date: 2014-05-10 11:06:40 GMT - Equatorial Guinea - Africa - SN:37 - ID:713270

    MALABO, May 10 (MENA) - Visiting Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said his government is working seriously to carry out a package of measures targeting mainly limited-income brackets. Speaking to the media delegation accompanying him on his ....

  • Mahlab: Ethiopia dam issue not a war, but handled in line with Egyptian interests

    Date: 2014-05-10 11:02:40 GMT - Equatorial Guinea - Africa - SN:35 - ID:713196

    MALABO, May 10 (MENA) - Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab asserted that the issue of Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam was not a war, but it is being handled in line with the Egyptian interests and in order to find a consensus formula for all ....

  • Egypt PM says his Malabo visit achieved aspired goals

    Date: 2014-05-10 10:36:58 GMT - Equatorial Guinea - Africa - SN:32 - ID:713189

    MALABO, May 10 (MENA) - Egypt's Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab affrimed that his visit to Equatorial Guinea achieved its aspired goals. Equatorial Guinea affirmed that it will support Egypt in the upcoming African Summit, which will be held here ....

  • No Iranian military experts in Sudan - spokesman

    Date: 2014-05-10 10:00:11 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:28 - ID:713099

    KHARTOUM, May 10 (MENA) - There are no Iranian military experts in Sudan, said Sudanese Army Spokesman Sawarmi Khaled Saad. Reports about military ties binding Sudan and Iran are baseless, he added according to the Khartoum Newspaper on ....

  • Egypt not to be lenient while dealing with Nile Basin file - FM

    Date: 2014-05-10 08:30:29 GMT - Equatorial Guinea - Africa - SN:14 - ID:712910

    MALABO, May 10 (MENA) - Egypt will not be lenient while dealing with the Nile Basin file, affirmed Egypt's Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy. Egypt benefits from all diplomatic chances to explain stances and cooperate with friends to push parties ....

  • US hails South Sudan peace agreement

    Date: 2014-05-10 07:59:46 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:12 - ID:712838

    WASHINGTON, May 10 (MENA) - US National Security Adviser Susan Rice welcomed a cease-fire agreement reached between South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar . In a statement, Rice said the agreement “holds the promise of ....

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