Africa
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Kenya police kill 2 suspects in church killings
Date: 2014-03-29 07:19:35 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:12 - ID:636678
NAIROBI, March 29 (MENA) - A Kenyan official says police have killed two men suspected of being terrorists who fatally shot six people in a church. Mombasa County police chief Robert Kitur said the gunmen were killed by officers after a gunfight ....
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Security Council extends UN mission in DR Congo
Date: 2014-03-28 18:13:28 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:112 - ID:636297
NEW YORK, March 28 (MENA) The Security Council on Friday extended for one year the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) – along with its Intervention Brigade – noting the need for the ....
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Armed groups in Darfur agree in principle on dialogue: Sudanese PCP
Date: 2014-03-28 15:04:52 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:79 - ID:635975
KHARTOUM, March 28 (MENA) - Bashir Adam, head of foreign relations at the Sudanese Popular Congress Party (PCP), announced Friday that armed groups in Darfur have agreed in principle to participate in the national dialogue called for by Sudanese ....
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Arab Contractors Company has $3bn projects in Africa
Date: 2014-03-28 09:42:18 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:20 - ID:635259
CAIRO, March 28 (MENA) - The total value of contracts signed to carry out projects in Africa has reached $3 billion in early February, said Board Chairman of the Arab Contractors Company Mohamed Mohsen Salah. The projects are being executed in 18 ....
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Ruling party in Sudan willing for dialogue with political powers
Date: 2014-03-28 08:16:01 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:12 - ID:635192
KHARTOUM, March 28 (MENA) - Sudanese Presidential assistant Ibrahim Ghandour, who is also Deputy Chairman of the ruling party, asserted that his party will go ahead in dialogue with the different political powers. Ghandour voiced keenness that ....
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Supply minister heads for Nigeria to attend UNECA meeting
Date: 2014-03-28 07:58:15 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:9 - ID:635143
CAIRO, March 28 (MENA) - Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Khaled Hanafi left here Friday heading for Nigeria to attend the 7th meeting of United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) due there on Saturday. Ministers of planning, ....
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Egyptian doctor seeks to introduce Egyptian medicine to Ethiopia
Date: 2014-03-27 19:54:53 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:149 - ID:634942
ADDIS ABABA, March 27 (MENA) - Galal Abdul Salam, Consultant of Urology and Egyptian representative in Saint Paul's Hospital in Addis Ababa, has said he is seeking to introduce he Egyptian medicine to Ethiopia. Egypt's medicine is more developed ....
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Egypt's Foreign Ministry announces African tenders on its website
Date: 2014-03-27 17:49:08 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:133 - ID:634474
CAIRO, March 27 (MENA) - The Foreign Ministry has shared a link on its website about international tenders held in African countries. The move comes as part of the ministry's efforts to interact with African states, especially the Nile basin ....
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Egypt among 60 states to meet hunger reduction goal - FAO
Date: 2014-03-27 15:05:39 GMT - Italy - Africa - SN:112 - ID:634251
ROME, March 27 (MENA) - Egypt has been among 60 developing countries worldwide that have already met a hunger-reduction target outlined by the Millennium Development Goals, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) ....
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Sudan not to participate in European-African summit
Date: 2014-03-27 09:01:19 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:32 - ID:633403
KHARTOUM, March 27 (MENA) - Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Karty said on Thursday that his country will not participate in the meetings of the 4th European-African summit. The event, to be held in Brussels on April 2-3, will discuss ....