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UN chief condemns abducting schoolgirls in Nigeria
Date: 2014-04-16 17:25:19 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:134 - ID:672154
NEW YORK, April 16 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon condemned Wednesday the shocking mass abduction of schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno state in north-eastern Nigeria this week. Ban called for the immediate release of allhe girls abducted ....
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Mauritania, Egypt cooperate in sea fishing
Date: 2014-04-16 16:48:28 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:125 - ID:671976
NOUAKHOTT, April 16 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador in Nouakchott Ahmed Fadel Jacob discussed with Mauritanian Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Economy Nany Ould Chrougha means to boost cooperation in the sea fishing field between the two countries. ....
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Fahmy meets African ambassadors in Cairo
Date: 2014-04-16 13:02:05 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:71 - ID:671589
CAIRO, April 16 (MENA) – Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy met on Wednesday with African countries' accredited ambassadors in Cairo as part of Egypt's endeavors to bolster ties with the African countries in all fields. Senior officials from the ....
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Ghana applies new visa system for Egyptians
Date: 2014-04-16 12:37:23 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:63 - ID:671377
CAIRO, April 16 (MENA) – The Egyptian embassy in Ghana said that the authorities there have cancelled granting Egyptian travelers to the country an entry visa at Ghanaian ports and airports. Egyptian Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular ....
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Sudan's army asserts neutrality over situation in S. Sudan
Date: 2014-04-15 19:29:18 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:142 - ID:670213
KHARTOUM, April 15 (MENA) - Spokesman of Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) Colonel Khaled Saad al-Sawarmi asserted Tuesday that Khartoum stood at the same distance from rival parties in South Sudan. Al-Sawarmi denied reports claiming providing training ....
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IGAD makes progress in peace talks with S. Sudan's conflicting parties
Date: 2014-04-15 19:22:36 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:141 - ID:670209
ADDIS ABABA, April 15 (MENA) – The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)-mediated peace talks between South Sudan's warring parties is still progressing, the Walta cited Ethiopian Foreign Affairs Ministry's Spokesperson ambassador Dina ....
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Head of Congo rebel group dies in shootout
Date: 2014-04-15 10:21:21 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:38 - ID:668918
KINSHASA, April 15 (MENA) - The Congolese government said a rebel leader in the custody of soldiers has died in a shootout after trying to escape, Radio Africa 1 reported. The military spokesman said Paula Salada was killed in an exchange of fire ....
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Arab Contractors chief visits Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea
Date: 2014-04-14 13:56:52 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:85 - ID:667444
CAIRO, April 14 (MENA) - Arab Contractors chairman Mohamed Salah visited three African countries for talks and to inspect projects implemented by his company there, said a statement released on Monday by the Ministry of Housing. In Equatorial ....
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Egypt's ambassador meets presidential official in Burundi
Date: 2014-04-14 13:00:55 GMT - Burundi - Africa - SN:69 - ID:667445
BUJUMBURA, April 14 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador to Burundi Attiya Abul-Naga met on Monday with the head of the presidential cabinet of the African country. The meeting took on bilateral relations and developments seen since 2013 at the political, ....
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Blast kills 35 people at bus station in Nigeria
Date: 2014-04-14 11:56:07 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:55 - ID:667291
ABUJA, April 14 (MENA) - At least 35 people were killed in a blast at a bus station in Nigeria on Monday, a local emergency management official said. The explosion took place on the outskirts of Abuja on Monday morning. The Nyanya Motor Park bus ....
