Africa

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  • Fahmi arrives in Kinshasa for COMESA meet

    Date: 2014-02-23 15:48:37 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:117 - ID:572177

    KINSHASA, Feb 23 (MENA) – Egypt's Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to attend the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) meeting due to open in Kinshasa. During his stay, the Egyptian ....

  • Arab Parliament condemns assassination bid against Somali president

    Date: 2014-02-23 14:40:33 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:106 - ID:571541

    CAIRO, Feb 23 (MENA) - Speaker of the Arab Parliament Ahmed al-Jarwan condemned a bid on the life of Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. In a statement, Jarwan said that the attack was an act of terrorism violating all laws and regulations, ....

  • S. Africa president sends message of support to Egypt

    Date: 2014-02-23 13:54:45 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:87 - ID:571859

    CAIRO, Feb 23 (MENA) – Interim President Adly Mansour received a message from his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma on Sunday. The message was delivered by Zuma's personal envoy and State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele, who is currently ....

  • Mauritania FM visits Ethiopia

    Date: 2014-02-23 13:11:52 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:80 - ID:571736

    NOUAKCHOTT, Feb 23 (MENA) – Mauritanian Foreign Minister Ahmed Ould Teguedi left here on Sunday the African Union headquarters in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. An official Mauritanian source said it is a working visit that falls within the ....

  • Fahmy meets Tanzania president

    Date: 2014-02-23 07:47:49 GMT - Tanzania - Africa - SN:15 - ID:571042

    DAR ES SALAM, Feb 23 (MENA) - Egypt's foreign minister Nabil Fahmi wound up his visit to Tanzania after meeting Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, the foreign minister and a number of senior officials, foreign ministry spokesman Badr Abdel Aty ....

  • Fahmy underlines importance of private sector in bolstering cooperation between Egypt, Tanzania

    Date: 2014-02-23 07:44:13 GMT - Tanzania - Africa - SN:13 - ID:571069

    DAR-ALSALAM, Feb 23 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy underlined the importance of the private sector in Egypt and Tanzania in deepening the existing relations between the two countries in the various fields and buttressing trade exchange so as ....

  • 29 murdered, 17 injured in Nigeria

    Date: 2014-02-22 22:04:52 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:149 - ID:570932

    ABUJA, Feb 22 (MENA) - At least 29 people have been killed in a Saturday morning attack on Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, local media reported. Seventeen others were also injured in the attack, believed to have been ....

  • Construction of Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam well in progress – project manager

    Date: 2014-02-22 21:38:47 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:146 - ID:570921

    ADDIS ABABA, Feb 22 (MENA) - The construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is well in progress, according to the project’s manager, Walta Information Center reported on Saturday. GERD, what will be Africa’s largest hydro-electric ....

  • Taliban condemn violence in C. African Republic

    Date: 2014-02-22 15:11:33 GMT - Afghanistan - Africa - SN:78 - ID:570300

    KABUL, Feb 22 (MENA) - The Afghan Taliban is calling for an end to violence against Muslims in the Central African Republic in a rare statement on conflicts outside their region, ABC News reported. Central African Republic has been wracked by ....

  • South Sudan peace talks stalled over Malakal fighting

    Date: 2014-02-22 08:37:17 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:18 - ID:569388

    KHARTOUM, Feb 22 (MENA) - Peace talks between South Sudan's government and rebels have stalled because of fierce fighting over the key oil hub of Malakal. The delegations representing the South Sudanese government and the rebels only met once ....

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