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UN chief worried over fate of kidnapped schoolgirls in Nigeria
Date: 2014-05-08 12:24:50 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:64 - ID:710269
NEW YORK, May 8 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed deep concern over the fate of the 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants from the Chibok community in northeastern Nigeria's Borno since April. In a statement, Ban ....
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Premier arrives in Equatorial Guinea
Date: 2014-05-08 10:27:32 GMT - Equatorial Guinea - Africa - SN:44 - ID:709929
MALABO, May 8 (MENA) - Egypt's Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab arrived Thursday in Malabo leading a high-level delegation on a three-day visit to Equatorial Guinea for talks on ways to boost bilateral ties. Mahlab will convey a message from ....
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South Sudan to open embassies in Kuwait, Israel: Report
Date: 2014-05-08 09:49:56 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:37 - ID:709817
KHARTOUM, May 8 (MENA) – South Sudan decided to open two embassies in Kuwait and Israel, a Sudanese daily reported on Thursday. Al-Youm Al-Tali daily said the government of Juba have evaluated its foreign ties since fighting broke out in South ....
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WEF: China to commence direct flight to Nigeria
Date: 2014-05-08 09:23:27 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:33 - ID:709731
ABUJA, May 8 (MENA) - Chinese government may have initiated moves to flag off direct flight from Beijing to Nigeria, said President Goodluck Jonathan. Speaking after a meeting with the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on the sidelines of the World ....
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Seven candidates including woman in Mauritania presidential race
Date: 2014-05-08 08:19:37 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:25 - ID:709696
NOUAKCHOTT, May 8 (MENA) – Seven candidates, including a woman, have put forward a rare bid for the presidency of Mauritania. President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz -- who is seeking reelection, is considered a frontrunner in the race. The radical ....
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Mahlab's visit to Equatorial Guinea aims to restore Egypt’s AU activities
Date: 2014-05-08 06:58:48 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:9 - ID:709588
CAIRO, May 8 (MENA) – The visit by Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab to Equatorial Guinea later on Thursday will aim to restore Egypt's activities inside the African Union which suspended the Egyptian activities following the ouster of president Mohamed ....
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UN launches "safe school initiative" in Nigeria
Date: 2014-05-08 06:51:17 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:7 - ID:709545
ABUJA, May 8 (MENA) – Nigerian businessmen, in coordination with UN special envoy for global education Gordon Brown, launched an initiative to improve the education process in Nigeria. The initiative is meant to prevent a repeat of the mass ....
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Mahlab's visit to Malabo "crucial" - ambassador
Date: 2014-05-07 16:57:09 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:133 - ID:709105
CAIRO, May 7 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador to Equatorial Guinea Mohamed Kazem underlined the importance of a projected visit by Egypt's Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab to Malabo. Mahlab's visit, which will start on Thursday and will continue for ....
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AMCEN 15th session to be held in Cairo
Date: 2014-05-07 16:38:16 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:128 - ID:708873
CAIRO, May 7 (MENA) - Environment Minister Laila Iskandar said that the 15th session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) will be held in Cairo in September. The 15th session is to provide a platform for African ....
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Mahlab due in Equatorial Guinea Thursday
Date: 2014-05-07 15:32:51 GMT - Equatorial Guinea - Africa - SN:114 - ID:708929
MALABO, May 7 (MENA) - Egypt's Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab is due to arrive here on Thursday on a three-day visit to Equatorial Guinea. During the visit, Mahlab will deliver a message from Egypt's President Adly Mansour to Teodoro Obiang Nguema ....
