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ECOWAS commends 'orderly voting' in Mali
Date: 2013-11-26 21:06:11 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:172 - ID:408717
ABUJA, Nov 26 (MENA) - Head of ECOWAS Election Observation Mission (EOM) Amos Sawyer has commended Malians for their orderly conduct during Sunday's election to fill the country’s 147-seat parliament, ECOWAS said in a statement on Tuesday. "The ....
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Gunmen kill 37 in central Nigeria- military
Date: 2013-11-26 19:45:05 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:159 - ID:408657
ABUJA, Nov 26 (MENA) - Nigeria's military said Tuesday that gunmen killed 37 villagers in overnight attacks on four villages in the central Plateau state riven by conflicts over land rights between mainly Christian farmers and Muslim nomadic ....
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Eritrean president concludes visit to the Sudanese Red Sea
Date: 2013-11-26 17:14:30 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:128 - ID:408147
KHARTOUM, Nov 26 (MENA) – Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki concluded on Tuesday a three-day visit to the Sudanese Red Sea State. Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, Governor of the Red Sea State Muhammad Tahir Aila and a number of Sudanese ....
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Egypt will never give up one drop of its Nile water quota -- Minister
Date: 2013-11-26 15:14:36 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:112 - ID:408108
MANSOURA, Egypt, Nov 26 (MENA) - Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Mohamed Abdel Motaleb said that Egypt will never give up one drop of its Nile water quota. The remark came during his meeting with leaders of the irrigation ministry in ....
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Egypt Mufti condemns ban of Islam in Angola
Date: 2013-11-26 14:53:38 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:106 - ID:408023
CAIRO, Nov 26 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Dr Shawqi Allam has denounced a decision by Angola to ban the Muslim religion, considering Muslims an "unwelcome sect". The mufti also condemned a wide campaign in Angola to demolish mosques and prevent ....
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Egypt suggests establishing network for African agricultural research centers
Date: 2013-11-26 14:01:39 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:98 - ID:407978
CAIRO, Nov 26 (MENA) - A regional network for African agricultural research centers should be established to help exchange information among countries in the continent, Egypt suggested in a recent meeting held by the African Development Bank in ....
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Egypt amb. meets Ethiopian transport minister
Date: 2013-11-26 13:28:22 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:88 - ID:407795
ADDIS ABABA, Nov 26 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador to Ethiopia Mohamed Edris met Tuesday with Ethiopian Transport Minister Workneh Gebeyehu. Edris stressed historical relations between Cairo and Addis Ababa and pointed to common interest between ....
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Fahmi receives media delegation from South Africa, explains recent developments in Egypt
Date: 2013-11-26 11:46:56 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:61 - ID:407642
CAIRO, Nov 26 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi on Tuesday received a media delegation from South Africa, who are on a week-long visit to Egypt starting as of November 23, to get acquainted with the recent developments in the country. The ....
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Egyptian ambassador stresses strong ties with Nigeria
Date: 2013-11-26 10:50:08 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:43 - ID:407386
ABUJA, Nov 26 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador to Nigeria Ashraf Abdel-Qader Salama said that Egyptian-Nigerian relations will get a strong momentum very soon particularly in the wake of the meeting held between the two foreign ministers on the sidelines ....
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UN envoy to Great Lakes arrives in Tanzania
Date: 2013-11-26 08:50:16 GMT - Tanzania - Africa - SN:23 - ID:407228
DAR ES-SALAAM, Nov 26 (MENA) - UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa Mary Robinson arrived here on Tuesday on a week-long regional tour as part of efforts exerted to realize peace in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ....
