Africa

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  • Large numbers of South Sudanese flee conflict at home to White Nile State

    Date: 2014-02-05 14:55:58 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:85 - ID:539187

    KHARTOUM, Feb 5 (MENA) - Yousif Al-Shambali, the Governor of White Nile state, said Wednesday that large numbers of refugees are fleeing the conflict in neighboring South Sudan to Sudan. Most of the refugees are women and children, Shambali said as ....

  • UN calls for $1.27 billion in South Sudan aid

    Date: 2014-02-05 14:53:32 GMT - Italy - Africa - SN:82 - ID:539185

    ROME, Feb 5 (MENA) - The United Nations’ humanitarian coordinator in South Sudan says a full-blown humanitarian disaster is set to hit the world’s newest country unless $1.27 billion is raised to ramp up vital relief before the approaching rainy ....

  • Egypt, Mali sign MOU to establish model farm

    Date: 2014-02-05 13:56:09 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:67 - ID:538998

    CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador to Mali Naser Hamzawi said on Wednesday that Egypt and Mali have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to set up a joint model farm. "The Malian government has allocated 370 fertile feddans ....

  • Sudan mourns Egyptian ambassador in Khartoum

    Date: 2014-02-05 13:54:44 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:66 - ID:539077

    KHARTOUM, Feb 5 (MENA) - The Sudanese Foreign Ministry mourned on Wednesday Egyptian Ambassador in Khartoum Abdel Ghafar el-Deib who died in Cairo early Wednesday after a battle with disease. In a statement, the ministry expressed heartfelt ....

  • Bashir affirms Sudan's keenness on developing relations with India in all fields

    Date: 2014-02-05 12:53:53 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:58 - ID:538832

    KHARTOUM, Feb 5 (MENA) – Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir underlined on Wednesday strong relations between his country and India in all fields, expressing his keenness on developing joint cooperation. In a meeting with Indian Foreign Minister ....

  • AC wins contract worth 83 mn to set up army camp in Equatorial Guinea

    Date: 2014-02-05 11:12:51 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:40 - ID:538532

    CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) - Engineer Ashraf Rateb, the Arab Contractors board member, said that the company has won a contract worth dlrs 83 million to set up an army camp in Equatorial Guinea and the company will establish new premises in the new ....

  • Egypt Amb. in Khartoum dies -- Embassy

    Date: 2014-02-05 09:03:00 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:27 - ID:538317

    KHARTOUM, Feb 5 (MENA) - The Egyptian Embassy sadly announced the death of Ambassador Abdel-Ghaffar el-Deeb, the Egyptian ambassador to Sudan, early Wednesday. The Egyptian Embassy in Khartoum, in a statement, condoled with the family of ....

  • Dozens killed in fresh violence wave in central Nigeria

    Date: 2014-02-04 22:33:33 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:162 - ID:537947

    ABUJA, Feb 4 (MENA) – About thirty Nigerians were killed and others injured in attacks on two christatin villages in a new wave of violence that hit central Nigeria on Tuesday. Witnesses said gunmen believed to be from the Muslim tribe of Fulani ....

  • Janjaweed militias start pulling out from North Kordofan state

    Date: 2014-02-04 16:42:56 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:117 - ID:537578

    KHARTOUM, Feb 4 (MENA) - The pro-government Janjaweed militias started Tuesday withdrawing from Sudan's North Kordofan state as a 72-hour deadline announced by governor Ahmed Mohamed Haroun for them to leave ends. Haroun made the announcement on ....

  • Georgea congratulates Tunisia on new consitution

    Date: 2014-02-04 16:16:53 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:115 - ID:537492

    CAIRO, Feb. 4 (MENA) – Georgian government congratulated Tunisia on the endorsement of the new constitution on January 26, considering the move as a historic moment for the "friend" state. A statement from the Georgian embassy in Cairo on ....

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