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Russia urges acceptable agreements for Africa water issues 2 last Moscow
Date: 2014-02-15 21:21:45 GMT - Russia - Africa - SN:140 - ID:557415
The Russian professor said "while Egypt was the main regional force, its right to water resources was practically not contested." "At some point Ethiopia tried to build a dam, but an Egyptian airplane sunk the ship carrying the necessary ....
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Russia urges acceptable agreements for Africa water issues
Date: 2014-02-15 21:17:16 GMT - Russia - Africa - SN:139 - ID:557380
MOSCOW, Feb 15 (MENA) - Russia has stressed the need to reach "acceptable" agreements for the issue of water resource in Africa. "The issue of water resources deficit is becoming more acute in many regions of the world. Northern Africa is ....
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World Bank injects $150m healthcare investment in Nigeria
Date: 2014-02-15 20:43:46 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:134 - ID:557341
ABUJA, Feb 15 (MENA) - Nigeria received a boost to further healthcare financing as the World Bank announced the injection of $150 million alongside a $21.5 million grant from Britain and Norway to support healthcare investment in the country over a ....
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We work round clock to ensure security in country – Nigerian President
Date: 2014-02-15 19:52:24 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:130 - ID:557305
ABUJA, Feb 15 (MENA) – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said Saturday he is working round the clock to ensure security and property in the country in the midst of daunting security challenges. During his visit to Kano city, Jonathan promised ....
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Ex-Ivory Coast president's son arrested
Date: 2014-02-15 18:40:38 GMT - Cote d'Ivoire - Africa - SN:120 - ID:557164
ABIDJAN, Feb 15 (MENA) - The son of Ivory Coast's former president has been arrested at the airport while attempting to leave the country on a flight to Paris, ABC News reported on Saturday. An Ivorian lawyer for Michel Gbagbo said the arrest on ....
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26 killed in road accident in Nigeria
Date: 2014-02-15 18:24:25 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:116 - ID:557225
ABUJA, Feb 15 (MENA) – As many as 26 Nigerians were killed in a road accident in the southern state of Enug, in a series of incidents that led to the killing and wounding of thousands of people over the past months. In a statement, the state ....
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IMF mission concludes Sudan visit
Date: 2014-02-15 17:13:57 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:97 - ID:556780
KHARTOUM, Feb 15 (MENA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission has concluded its visit to Khartoum after reviewing Sudan's economic reform program. The IMF mission has met finance minister Badr al-Din Mahmoud Abbas as well as the ....
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Egyptian-Sudanese permanent technical body of Nile Water convenes Sunday in Khartoum
Date: 2014-02-15 10:00:13 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:28 - ID:556183
KHARTOUM, Feb 15 (MENA) – The regular meeting of the joint Egyptian-Sudanese permanent technical body of the Nile water will start here on Sunday. The joint body meeting, chaired by Head of the Nile Water Sector Engineer Ahmed Bahaa El-Din from ....
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Ethiopia says dam talks should remain on ‘technical tracks’
Date: 2014-02-14 21:28:30 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:136 - ID:555776
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 14 (MENA) - The Ethiopian Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy said Friday that talks between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) should stick to technical issues rather than politicking, ....
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Death toll of Boko Haram attack on Borno state in Nigeria rises to 62
Date: 2014-02-14 20:57:07 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:133 - ID:555766
ABUJA, Feb 14 (MENA) - The death toll of those who died in Boko Haram Tuesday's attack on Konduga town in Borno State rose to 62 on Friday. The death toll rose to 57 on Thursday with four persons reportedly dead from injuries at University of ....
