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Egypt receives official invitation to take part in Afro-European Summit in April
Date: 2014-02-01 11:46:42 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:38 - ID:531537
CAIRO, Feb 1 (MENA) - Deputy Foreign Minister for African Affairs Ambassador Hamdy Sanad Luza asserted that Egypt has received an official invitation to take part in the African-European Summit slated to convene in Brussels on April 1-2. This ....
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Sierra Leone's FM arrives in Cairo
Date: 2014-02-01 08:28:17 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:18 - ID:531144
CAIRO, Feb 1 (MENA) - Sierra Leone's Foreign Minister Samura Kamara Maitew arrived here Saturday on a two-day visit to Egypt. During his visit, he will meet his Egyptian counterpart Nabil Fahmy to discuss the Egyptian-African ties along with the ....
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7 killed as Boko Haram plants explosives on highway in Nigeria
Date: 2014-01-31 16:43:06 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:72 - ID:530617
ABJUA, Jan 31 (MENA) - Seven people were killed on Friday in Nigeria when members of Boko Haram planted explosive devices along a road in Borno state, local media reported. The bombs exploded when a bus conveying the victims got to the spot, said ....
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South Sudan committed to ceasefire: minister
Date: 2014-01-31 16:00:27 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:66 - ID:530453
KHARTOUM, Jan 31 (MENA) - South Sudanese Foreign Minister Bernaba Benjamin affirmed Friday that his government was abiding by a cessation of hostilities, saying that efforts continued to deal with detained rebels. He praised the Sudanese ....
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Nigerian Navy intercepts hijacked Greek merchant tanker: Report
Date: 2014-01-31 12:02:43 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:39 - ID:530108
ABUJA, Jan 31 (MENA) - The Nigerian Navy has intercepted a Greek-owned merchant tanker, MT KERALA, purportedly hijacked off the coast of Luanda after `spirited four-day' search in the Gulf of Guinea, local media reported. In a statement, the navy ....
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Sudanese, Ugandan presidents meet in Addis Ababa over South Sudan
Date: 2014-01-31 09:40:21 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:20 - ID:529844
KHARTOUM, Jan 31 (MENA) – Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir met with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on the sidelines of the African Union summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, a Sudanese daily reported. They discussed the latest ....
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Boko Haram storms police station in northern Nigeria, release prisoners
Date: 2014-01-30 22:36:09 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:170 - ID:529554
ABUJA, Jan 30 (MENA) – Militants, suspected to be linked to the Boko Haram extremists, stormed Thursday a police station in northern Nigeria, and released prisoners held there. Ten militants raided the police station, using explosives and guns, ....
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Sudanese, Turkish FMs discuss fostering ties
Date: 2014-01-30 21:50:36 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:163 - ID:529571
KHARTOUM, Jan 30 (MENA) – Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Karti met Thursday with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davotoglu on the sidelines of the 22nd session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The meeting tackled ....
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UN is Africa’s ‘unwavering partner’ on road to stability and growth – Deputy Secretary-General
Date: 2014-01-30 21:31:45 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:158 - ID:529555
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 30 (MENA) - Africa will always find a ready and willing partner in the United Nations as it progresses on the road of economic development to provide peace, more jobs, greater equality and better living conditions to its peoples, ....
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Policeman killed in Darfur armed attack
Date: 2014-01-30 18:35:21 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:134 - ID:529372
KHARTOUM, Jan 30 (MENA) – A Sudanese policeman was killed on Thursday in northern Darfur after some militant rebels attacked a security patrol, a source said. Security forces clashed with the militants in an attempt to manhunt them, the security ....
