Africa

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  • 2 main master-minders of Abuja explosions arrested - Nigerian president

    Date: 2014-05-10 07:55:34 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:11 - ID:712862

    ABUJA, May 10 (MENA) - Two main suspected master-minders of the explosions which hit Nyanya area in Abuja and claimed the lives of 100 people and injured dozens were arrested, announced Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathanan. In statements on the ....

  • US hails South Sudan peace agreement

    Date: 2014-05-10 07:31:13 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:7 - ID:712824

    WASHINGTON, May 10 (MENA) - The US has hailed the peace deal between South Sudan’s president and rebel chief, noting that the agreement could bring an end to the nearly five-month-old civil war that has claimed thousands of lives and forced over 1.2 ....

  • 4 dead, 1 missing after Ghana helicopter crash

    Date: 2014-05-09 12:30:24 GMT - Ghana - Africa - SN:57 - ID:711938

    ACCRA, May 9 (MENA) - An aviation official in the West African nation of Ghana said at least four people were dead after a helicopter crash, Fox News reported on Friday. Albert Taylor with the Civil Aviation Authority told journalists that the ....

  • 12 shipments of natural gas to be exported to Egypt- min

    Date: 2014-05-09 10:59:48 GMT - Equatorial Guinea - Africa - SN:46 - ID:711630

    MALABO, May 9 (MENA) – Egypt has signed a contract to export 12 shipments of natural gas from different global companies, to meet part of the country's needs from September to December, Egyptian minister of petroleum mineral resources told MENA on ....

  • PM Mahlab inspects Arab Contractors' housing project in Equatorial Guinea

    Date: 2014-05-09 10:43:04 GMT - Equatorial Guinea - Africa - SN:43 - ID:711707

    MALABO, May 9 (MENA) – Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab hailed the role of Egyptian companies working in African nations as they are boosting ties between Egypt and these nations. He paid tribute to major African projects set up by the Arab ....

  • UN report documents massive human rights violations in South Sudan- Pillay

    Date: 2014-05-09 10:24:59 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:41 - ID:711622

    GENEVA, May 9 (MENA) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Friday that a detailed new UN report describing gross violations of human rights in South Sudan "on a massive scale," the The Office of the United Nations High ....

  • PM visits site of new Egyptian embassy in Malabo

    Date: 2014-05-09 09:53:22 GMT - Equatorial Guinea - Africa - SN:39 - ID:711623

    MALABO, May 9 (MENA) - Visiting Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab and his accompanying delegation inspected the location of the new Egyptian embassy that will be built here. During the visit, Mahlab called for setting a time frame for the ....

  • South Sudan President in Ethiopia for peace talks with rebel leader

    Date: 2014-05-09 09:49:56 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:36 - ID:711587

    ADDIS ABABA, May 9 (MENA) - South Sudanese President Salva Kiir arrived in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, on Friday for direct peace talks with rebel leader Riek Machar for the first time since fighting and ethnic violence erupted in December, ....

  • PM visits industrial zone in Malabo

    Date: 2014-05-09 09:09:41 GMT - Equatorial Guinea - Africa - SN:29 - ID:711478

    MALABO, May 9 (MENA) - Visiting Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab toured the industrial area of Punta Europe on the second day of his visit to the Central African country. Mahlab probed cooperation potentials between Egypt and Equatorial ....

  • Equatorial Guinea President pledges to help Egypt' return to AU

    Date: 2014-05-09 09:06:53 GMT - Equatorial Guinea - Africa - SN:27 - ID:711471

    MALABO, May 9 (MENA) - Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema pledged to help Egypt's return to the African Union as soon as possible. He said Africa has been negatively affected by the suspension of Egypt's activities inside the African ....

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