ar
en
fr
Africa
- Service : English General
- Category : Africa
-
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 ....
-
Nigerian striker Uche likely to be summoned during the World Cup 2014
Date: 2014-02-06 17:44:26 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:141 - ID:541237
ABUJA, Feb 6 (MENA) - Nigerian striker Ike Uche, super star of the Spanish team of villareal, is more likely to play the World Cup with the Super Eagles. Nigerian coach Stephen Keshi said that he had been monitoring his performance and would ....
-
Tens of thousands suffer from armed conflict in Nigeria - ICRC
Date: 2014-02-06 15:53:07 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:119 - ID:540834
ABUJA, Feb 6 (MENA) – Conflict-affected people in Nigeria are struggling to meet basic needs. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in cooperation with the Nigerian Red Cross Society, has brought aid to around 40,000 displaced and ....
-
Egyptian nation moving toward real democracy - ambassador
Date: 2014-02-06 15:17:06 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:106 - ID:541002
ABUJA, Feb 6 (MENA) - The Egyptian nation is moving toward the road of real democracy, affirmed Egypt's Ambassador to Nigeria Ashraf Abdel-Qader Salama. The previous elections that brought the Muslim Brotherhood and the ousted president did not ....
-
Eritrean FM to visit Russia February 16 for talks on situation in Africa’s trouble spots
Date: 2014-02-06 14:15:19 GMT - Russia - Africa - SN:91 - ID:540870
MOSCOW, Feb 6 (MENA) - Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh will pay a working visit to Moscow on February 16-18 for talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said. “During the visit, the ....
