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Report ranks Nigeria with lowest respect for rule of law
Date: 2014-03-10 08:12:38 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:24 - ID:600324
ABUJA, March 10 (MENA) - Nigeria has been ranked as one of the countries with the lowest respect for the rule of law in the world. The World Justice Project (WJP) in its 2014 Rule of Law Index ranked 99 countries out of which Nigeria placed 93 ....
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UN's ICE meets over optimum use of natural resources in southern Africa region
Date: 2014-03-10 06:50:01 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:7 - ID:600160
ADDIS ABABA, March 10 (MENA) - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) said Monday that its affiliate Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) will convene on March 13-14 to discuss the optimum use of natural resources in ....
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Executive board of Cen-SAD holds expert-level meeting in Khartoum
Date: 2014-03-09 17:44:37 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:167 - ID:599610
KHARTOUM, March 9 (MENA) – The executive board of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (Cen-SAD) convened on Sunday at the experts' level in Khartoum. During the opening session, Undersecretary of Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador ....
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Egypt's FM meets Somali, Comorian counterparts
Date: 2014-03-09 16:37:49 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:143 - ID:599554
CAIRO, March 9 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy met on Sunday with his Somali and Comorian counterparts on the sidelines of the 141st round of the Arab League Council's meeting at the ministerial level. Spokesman at the Foreign Ministry Badr ....
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Kuwaiti Emir receives message from Nigeria president
Date: 2014-03-09 12:39:03 GMT - Kuwait - Africa - SN:84 - ID:598881
KUWAIT CITY, March 9 (MENA) – Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah received Sunday a message from Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan. The message was handed over to Deputy Minister of Emiri Diwan Affairs Ali Jarah al-Sabah by ....
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African Union PSC convenes in Addis Ababa to discuss Sudan developments
Date: 2014-03-09 07:48:13 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:20 - ID:598162
KHARTOUM, March 9 (MENA) - The African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) will convene on Monday in Addis Ababa to discuss the latest developments in Sudan in view of the report submitted by AU envoy for Sudan and South Sudan Thabo Mbeki on ....
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Ethiopian PM voices appreciation of EU support to democratic system in Ethiopia
Date: 2014-03-08 18:46:26 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:120 - ID:597808
ADDIS ABABA, March 8 (MENA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn voiced appreciation of the support offered by the EU to his country to build a democratic system. This came in a meeting with an EU delegation under Chantal ....
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AL chief, South Sudanese FM discuss boosting bilateral cooperation
Date: 2014-03-08 11:58:39 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:45 - ID:596934
CAIRO, March 8 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi held talks Saturday with South Sudan's Foreign Minister Barnaba Benjamin at the AL premises. During the meeting, the two sides discussed ways of boosting cooperation ties ....
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34 killed, 30 injured in Nigeria crash
Date: 2014-03-07 22:14:15 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:137 - ID:596197
ABUJA, March 7 (MENA) – Nigeria's Federal Road Safety Commission on Friday said 34 persons were killed in an auto crash at Gadan Kuiwo, along Rijau-Kontagora road, local media reported. The FRSC’s Unit Commander in Kontagora Pius Bagoohlepeng ....
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Congo's Katanga convicted for war crimes
Date: 2014-03-07 20:18:35 GMT - Netherlands - Africa - SN:127 - ID:596114
THE HAGUE, March 7 (MENA) - Congolese warlord Germain Katanga has been convicted of involvement in war crimes by the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Sky News reported on Friday. Judges found Katanga guilty of murder and pillage during ....
