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ECOWAS, FAO and partners meet on zero hunger initiative for West Africa
Date: 2014-02-24 17:00:47 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:148 - ID:574594
ABUJA, Feb 24 (MENA) - ECOWAS in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and other partners, launched the West Africa Zero Hunger Initiative, which targets the eradication of hunger in the region and ....
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COMESA welcomes Egypt role at African level - foreign ministry spokesman
Date: 2014-02-24 15:56:26 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:136 - ID:574431
KINSHASA, Feb 24 (MENA) - The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) appreciated Egypt's role at the African level and stressed the importance of encouraging Egypt to restore its membership in the African Union, said Egypt's Foreign ....
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Sudan, Malawi environment ministers arrive in Cairo
Date: 2014-02-24 15:48:21 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:131 - ID:574355
CAIRO, Feb 24 (MENA) - Sudanese and Malawian environment ministers Hussein Abdel Kader Hilal and Halima Daud, respectively, arrived to Cairo International Airport coming from Algeria. They will attend the Ozone meetings held in Sharm el-Sheikh. ....
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South Africa supports democratic transition in Egypt - envoy
Date: 2014-02-24 15:12:45 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:123 - ID:574351
CAIRO, Feb 24 (MENA) – South Africa supports the present transitional phase and the democratic transformation Egypt is undergoing, said personal envoy of South Africa's president and State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele. Speaking at a press ....
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Transitional justice minister meets South African state security minister
Date: 2014-02-24 12:12:03 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:71 - ID:573692
CAIRO, Feb 24 (MENA) - Minister of Transitional Justice Counselor Mohammad Amin Mahdy met on Monday with visiting South African Minister Siyabonga Cwele and his accompanying delegation. In a statement released by the Transitional Justice Ministry ....
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Bashir plans to meet opposition leader - - minister
Date: 2014-02-24 08:39:31 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:31 - ID:573058
KHARTOUM, Feb 24 (MENA) - Sudan's president Omar Bashir plans to meet opposition leader Hassan Turabi, said a senior official on Monday. The meeting will be the first between the pair since they fell out in 1999. The ruling party of Bashir ....
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Sudanese gov't denies visit by rebel leader to Khartoum
Date: 2014-02-24 08:10:34 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:26 - ID:573029
KHARTOUM, Feb 24 (MENA) - Sudanese government has categorically denied reports that rebels leader, former deputy president of South Africa Riyak Machar, paid a visit to Khartoum, a government source said. The source told the Sudanese "Al-Intebah" ....
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Militants kill, injure dozens in Nigeria village raid: Reports
Date: 2014-02-24 06:46:03 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:16 - ID:572928
ABUJA, Feb 24 (MENA) - Suspected members of the militant group Boko Haram have killed and injured dozens of people in an attack on Izghe village in the troubled state of Borno in northeast Nigeria on Sunday, Local newspapers reported. Witnesses ....
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French soldier dies in traffic accident in CAR
Date: 2014-02-23 21:32:31 GMT - France - Africa - SN:199 - ID:572780
PARIS, Feb 23 (MENA) - A French soldier on his second tour of duty in Central African Republic has been killed in a traffic accident involving his light armored vehicle, the French Defense Ministry said Sunday. The 26-year-old was on a ....
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Nigeria's president asserts ability to address security challenges
Date: 2014-02-23 19:32:47 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:167 - ID:572640
ABUJA, Feb 23 (MENA) - Nigeria's president Goodluck Jonathan said on Sunday that his country can address all the security challenges it faces especially ones posed by Boko Haram. He said that violence is not limited to Nigeria but it can be seen ....
