Africa

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  • US rebukes Sudan over Darfur attacks

    Date: 2014-03-13 06:17:26 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:4 - ID:606304

    NEW YORK, March 12 (MENA) - The United States has accused Sudan's government and armed groups there of attacking civilians in Darfur and called on Khartoum to stop obstructing UNAMID. "The Government of Sudan's proxies and other armed groups ....

  • Bashir arrives in Addis Ababa for IGAD meet

    Date: 2014-03-12 18:56:40 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:138 - ID:605737

    KHARTOUM, March 12 (MENA) – Sudan's President Omar Al-Bashir arrived Wednesday in Addis Ababa to take part in the emergency meeting for the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Sudanese presidential spokesman said. Al-Bashir chairs ....

  • CEN-SAD meeting approves draft agenda

    Date: 2014-03-12 15:28:22 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:108 - ID:605537

    KHARTOUM, March 12 (MENA) - The 20th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the Community of Sahel-Sahara States (CEN-SAD), held in Khartoum on Wednesday with the participation of foreign ministers and ambassadors of the CEN-SAD, adopted the ....

  • Luxor African film festival "crucial" to support ties with all African countries - minister

    Date: 2014-03-12 13:47:32 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:88 - ID:605281

    CAIRO, March 12 (MENA) - The Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) is one of the most important mechanisms to promote and develop ties between Egypt and all African countries, affirmed Trade, Industry and Investment Minister Mounir Fakhri Abdel-Nour. ....

  • FM tells Cen-Sad Egypt keen on implementing road map

    Date: 2014-03-12 12:10:10 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:71 - ID:604961

    KHARTOUM, March 12 (MENA) - Egypt is taking steady steps toward implementing its future road map despite grave challenges it is facing, the foreign minister has said. The endorsement of the 2014 constitution after a majority yes vote in mid ....

  • Fahmy starts visit to Khartoum

    Date: 2014-03-12 10:41:50 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:43 - ID:604694

    CAIRO, March 12 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy started on Wednesday a visit to Khartoum during which he will lead Egypt's delegation to meetings of the Sahel and Sahara Grouping that will be held on March 12-13. Attending the meetings will ....

  • UN urges Nigeria to protect civilians from continued violence

    Date: 2014-03-12 09:13:38 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:20 - ID:604304

    ABUJA, March 12 (MENA) - The United Nations refugee agency said it is increasingly alarmed at the humanitarian impact of continuing violence in north-eastern Nigeria and stressed the importance of protecting civilians, the UN New Center reported in ....

  • FM heads for Khartoum to attend Community of Sahel-Saharan States meetings

    Date: 2014-03-12 07:36:13 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:11 - ID:604262

    CAIRO, March 12 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi left here for Khartoum on Wednesday on a visit to Sudan during which he will take part in the meetings of the executive council of the Community of the Sahel-Saharan States along with foreign ....

  • Somalia’s efforts to build cohesive State require international support -- Security Council

    Date: 2014-03-11 20:13:23 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:164 - ID:603989

    NEW YORK, March 11 (MENA) - The best hope for peace and stability in Somalia, the Horn of Africa and beyond remains a united, secure and federal Somalia, the top United Nations official in the country told the Security Council today, warning that ....

  • Ethiopian forces seize 3 Somali Shabab strongholds

    Date: 2014-03-11 18:47:54 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:152 - ID:603847

    ADDIS ABABA, March 11 (MENA) – Ethiopian forces seized three strongholds of the Somali Al Shabab group, the Ethiopian radio reported on Tuesday. The strongholds included the strategic cities of Hudur, Wajid and Buurdhubow, from which Al Shabab ....

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