Africa

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  • Egypt, Sudan seek re-opening long-closed joint terminals - minister

    Date: 2013-12-03 09:07:16 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:32 - ID:419642

    KHARTOUM, Dec 3 (MENA) – Egypt and Sudan are working on reopening long-closed terminals between the two sides, said the Sudanese investment minister. In statements to the Sudanese newspaper Al-Youm Al-Tali, Mustafa Osman Ismail – who chairs the ....

  • 6 dead in Nigeria

    Date: 2013-12-03 08:36:49 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:26 - ID:419550

    ABUJA, Dec 3 (MENA) - Unidentified gunmen killed three Nigerian policemen in Kaduna state, northern Nigeria, on Tuesday. Security personnel might be killed by thieves in the state, eyewitnesses said. Meanwhile, a military source said the ....

  • Fahmi, EU official probe political developments in Horn of Africa, Sudan

    Date: 2013-12-02 13:50:04 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:91 - ID:418238

    CAIRO, Dec 2 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi's meeting Monday with Alexander Rondos, the European Union Special Representative for the Horn of Africa, covered the latest political and security developments in the Horn of Africa particularly in ....

  • Ethiopian PM due in Khartoum Tuesday

    Date: 2013-12-02 10:31:19 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:43 - ID:417936

    KHARTOUM, Dec 2 (MENA) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn is due in Khartoum on Tuesday to attend the current meetings of the higher joint committee. Several cooperation deals will be inked during the committee meetings. The ....

  • Nigeria state hires Israeli security firm to train cadres

    Date: 2013-12-02 08:37:16 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:26 - ID:417729

    ABUJA, Dec 2 (MENA) – Nigeria's Plateau State Governor, Jonah Jang, has hired an Israeli security outfit, Israel Security Academy (ISA) which is specialized in training and preparation of close protection specialists, operative management and ....

  • Palestinian diplomat urges int'l community to sever relations with Israel

    Date: 2013-12-02 07:27:46 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:16 - ID:417677

    ABUJA, Dec 2 (MENA) - Palestinian Ambassador in Abuja Montasser Abu Zeid urged on Monday the international community to cut relations with Israel as a first step to press it to respond to peace initiatives. The ambassador, speaking to Nigeria's ....

  • High turnount on Egyptian book fair in Mauritania

    Date: 2013-12-02 07:26:44 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:15 - ID:417651

    NOUAKCHOTT, Dec 2 (MENA) - A high turnout was reported on the Egyptian book fair in the Mauritanian capital as most of Mauritanians are very interested to read on everything related to Egypt, director of the fair Mohamed Mahmoud told MENA on ....

  • Water ministerial meeting to convene on December 8 :Ethiopian Ambassador

    Date: 2013-12-01 15:12:49 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:111 - ID:416828

    CAIRO, Dec 1 (MENA) - Ethiopian Ambassador to Egypt Mahmoud Dardir said that a water resources ministers meeting of eastern Nile Basin states, including Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan, will be held on December 8 in Khartoum. Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan ....

  • Khartoum agrees to hold another round of negotiations with popular movement

    Date: 2013-12-01 08:20:52 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:26 - ID:416069

    KHARTOUM, Dec 1 (MENA) - Sudan agreed on Sunday to hold a new round of negotiations with the Sudan People's Liberation Movement on the fate of Blue Nile and South Kurdufan provinces. The date of the round will be set by the African Peer Review ....

  • Ethiopian PM to visit Khartoum Tuesday

    Date: 2013-11-30 14:24:44 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:64 - ID:415231

    KHARTOUM, Nov 30 (MENA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn will arrive here on Tuesday leading a high-level delegation to participate in the meetings of the joint Sudanese-Ethiopian higher committee. The meetings of the committee ....

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