Africa

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  • Khartoum talks aim to carry out expert opinions on dam - Ethiopia

    Date: 2014-01-04 09:44:12 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:18 - ID:478279

    KHARTOUM, Jan 4 (MENA) – The negotiations between water resources ministers and experts from Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt aim to carry out recommendations on Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam, said Ethiopian Water and Energy Minister Alemayehu ....

  • Sudanese minister says eastern Nile Basin states keen on achieving aspirations of peoples

    Date: 2014-01-04 09:24:33 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:16 - ID:478272

    KHARTOUM, Jan 4 (MENA) - Sudanese Water Resources and Electricity Muattaz Musa said Saturday eastern Nile Basin countries are honestly seeking to achieve aspirations of their peoples. Negotiations between Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia on the ....

  • Irrigation min. hopes Renaissance Dam talks achieve aspirations of Nile Basin states

    Date: 2014-01-04 08:28:35 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:10 - ID:478185

    KHARTOUM, Jan 4 (MENA) - Egypt's Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel-Moteleb voiced hope that the third round of negotiations, between experts and ministers in the eastern Nile Basin countries regarding the Ethiopian Renaissance ....

  • Fresh cholera outbreak in Nigeria kills 25

    Date: 2014-01-03 19:38:47 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:138 - ID:477818

    ABUJA, Jan 3 (MENA) - At least 22 adults and three children have been confirmed dead while some 600 others are infected following a fresh cholera outbreak in Kano State in north western Nigeria, local media reports said. An epidemiologist with ....

  • Ethiopian dam will not harm downstream countries: minister

    Date: 2014-01-03 19:20:25 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:132 - ID:477739

    ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 3 (MENA) - The Ethiopian parliament heard on Friday a detailed clarification on the progress of negotiations the Water, Irrigation and Energy Ministry entered with lower Nile River countries on the controversial Renaissance ....

  • Shabaab claims responsibility over car bombs in Somali

    Date: 2014-01-02 22:17:05 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:160 - ID:476308

    MOGADISHU, Jan 2 (MENA) - Al Shabaab rebels claimed two car bombs outside an upscale hotel in Mogadishu that is often used by foreigners and government officials, FRANCE24 reported on Thursday. At least 11 people were killed and 18 were injured ....

  • Four terrorists arrested in Tunisia -- Interior Ministry

    Date: 2014-01-02 17:10:24 GMT - Tunisia - Africa - SN:120 - ID:475856

    TUNIS, Jan 2 (MENA) - Four terrorists belonging to the banned Ansar Sharia organization were arrested in Sidi Bouzid city, The Tunisian News Agency quoted the Interior Ministry as saying. A Kalashnikov and ammunition were seized, the press ....

  • Egypt-South Sudan friendship association to host economist from Juba

    Date: 2014-01-02 15:58:11 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:109 - ID:475295

    CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) – Egypt-South Sudan Friendship Association will host on Saturday at the Egyptian Cultural Forum premises, an economist from the Central Bank in Juba in a panel discussion entitled "South Sudan economy ... reading reality ... ....

  • We slam attacks on Somalia - politician

    Date: 2014-01-02 15:10:10 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:89 - ID:475076

    ADDIS ABABA, Jan 2 (MENA) - Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia Ambassador Mahamat Saleh Annadif condemned Thursday attacks taking place in the country including the assault on the Gizera ....

  • Ethiopia ambassador calls for boosting ties with Somalia

    Date: 2014-01-02 09:19:28 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:35 - ID:474746

    ADDIS ABABA, Jan 2 (MENA) – The Ethiopian ambassador to Somalia met with Somali ministers, lawmakers and civil society representatives, calling for boosting ties with Somalia. The state Ethiopian television said the ambassador held with a ....

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