Africa

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  • NCW chief holds series of meetings on women's issues during Ethiopia visit

    Date: 2014-02-08 07:29:56 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:9 - ID:543078

    ADDIS ABABA, Feb 8 (MENA) - Secretary General of Egypt's National Council for Women (NCW) Ambassador Mona Omar held a series of meetings on women's issues during her visit here. Omar will also attend the regional African consultative meeting for ....

  • Egypt amb. hopes visits by young diplomats to Ethiopia would continue

    Date: 2014-02-08 06:37:36 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:8 - ID:543067

    ADDIS ABABA, Feb 8 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador to Ethiopia Mohamed Idris hoped that the visits by Egyptian young diplomats to Ethiopia would continue in order to achieve a better future for relations with Ethiopia and all other African ....

  • IDS students' visit to Ethiopia educational -- director

    Date: 2014-02-08 06:36:07 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:7 - ID:543068

    ADDIS ABABA, Feb 8 (MENA) - Students of the Institute for Diplomatic Studies have been on an educational visit to Ethiopia to get to know how the Egyptian foreign policy works, IDS director Alaa el-Hadidi has said. During their stay in Addis ....

  • Again, cholera kills 8 in Benue

    Date: 2014-02-07 16:24:29 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:83 - ID:542581

    ABUJA, Feb 7 (MENA) - The Benue Government on Friday said that the cholera outbreak recorded in the state a few days had claimed eight lives, Daily Times of Nigeria reported. The Commissioner for Health and Human Services in the state, Dr Orduen ....

  • AU to send election monitoring mission to Guinea-Bissau

    Date: 2014-02-07 13:23:17 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:53 - ID:542220

    ADDIS ABABA, Feb 7 (MENA) – The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has agreed to send an election monitoring mission to Guinea-Bissau to oversee the upcoming parliamentary and presidential polls slated for March 16. ....

  • Tunisia celebrates new constitution

    Date: 2014-02-07 12:43:35 GMT - Tunisia - Africa - SN:49 - ID:542140

    TUNIS, Feb 7 (MENA) – An official celebration ceremony was held at the Tunisian Constituent Assembly on Friday on the occasion of the endorsement of the country's new constitution. Among attendees were interim president Mohamed Moncef Marzouki, ....

  • Tunisia celebrates adoption of new constitution

    Date: 2014-02-07 11:41:43 GMT - Tunisia - Africa - SN:41 - ID:542058

    TUNIS, Feb 7 (MENA) - A session at the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) and an official ceremony were held on Friday to mark the adoption of the new Tunisian constitution. At the invitation of caretaker Tunisian President Mohamed Moncef ....

  • South Africa sets May 7 for holding general elections

    Date: 2014-02-07 11:35:05 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:39 - ID:542037

    PRETORIA, Feb 7 (MENA) - South African President Jacob Zuma set May 7 as the date for holding general elections, The Guardian reported. "The electoral term of the present government will come to an end on the 22nd of April. The time has come for ....

  • 40 Sudanese parties agree with NCP to implement Bashir initiative

    Date: 2014-02-07 08:51:31 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:16 - ID:541750

    KHARTOUM, Feb 7 (MENA) - Some 40 Sudanese parties have agreed with the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) on mechanisms for implementing an initiative, which was launched by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for dialogue on national issues. The ....

  • Sudan ready for talks on Blue Nile, South Kordofan under AU's mandate: Presidential assistant

    Date: 2014-02-07 08:03:07 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:9 - ID:541666

    KHARTOUM, Feb 7 (MENA) - The Sudanese presidential assistant Ibrahim Ghandour said that the government is committed to discuss all issues concerning negotiations on Blue Nile and South Kordofan areas where the army is battling the rebel Sudan ....

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