Africa

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  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

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