Africa

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  • Sudanese, Eritrean presidents launch 7th Tourism & Shopping Festival

    Date: 2013-11-24 08:45:54 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:23 - ID:403516

    KHARTOUM, Nov 24 (MENA) - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir received on Sunday his Eritrean counterpart Isaias Afewerki, who arrived at Port Sudan city on a several days' visit to take part in the launching ceremony of the 7th Tourism and Shopping ....

  • Sudan elected chair of Africa Group negotiating in World Climate Conference

    Date: 2013-11-22 19:47:18 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:87 - ID:401686

    KHARTOUM, Nov 22 (MENA) - Sudan has been elected chair of the Africa Group that will negotiate in a World Climate Conference in Warsaw. Acting Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Environment and Head of Sudan delegation to Warsaw Dr ....

  • Nigeria's president makes 'speedy recovery'

    Date: 2013-11-22 18:10:20 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:70 - ID:401552

    ABUJA, Nov 22 (MENA) – Nigeria's presidency announced Friday that President Goodluck Jonathan has made a "speedy recovery" from illness during a visit to London, said a statement on Friday. He is well enough to attend an investor conference in ....

  • C. African Republic lawyers protest judge's murder

    Date: 2013-11-22 16:51:36 GMT - Central African Republic - Africa - SN:55 - ID:401479

    BANGUI, Nov 22 (MENA) - More than 100 judges and lawyers have taken to the streets of the capital in Central African Republic to protest the slaying of a colleague, ABC News reported Friday. Modeste Martineau Bria, the director of judiciary ....

  • Foreign Ministry official receives high-profile Nigerian delegation

    Date: 2013-11-21 14:13:13 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:104 - ID:399564

    CAIRO, Nov 21 (MENA) – Deputy Foreign Minister for African Affairs Hamdy Luza received Thursday a high-profile Nigerian delegation as a part of the ministry's efforts to restore Egypt's leading role in Africa. A memorandum of understating to ....

  • Two explosions heard in northern Mali's Gao

    Date: 2013-11-21 14:03:34 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:101 - ID:399562

    BAMAKO, Mali, Nov 21 (MENA) – Two explosions were heard in the vicinity of northern Mali's largest city of Gao, where military aircraft belonging to the Operation Serval flew overhead, eyewitnesses reported. France Internationale radio reported ....

  • Nigeria’s president to meet with investors in London

    Date: 2013-11-21 07:19:50 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:16 - ID:398615

    ABUJA, Nov 21 (MENA) - President Goodluck Jonathan began a three-day visit to the United Kingdom on Wednesday for talks with foreign investors, according to a Nigerian presidential statement. Talks aim at attracting more investments to ....

  • Nigerian intelligence arrests 5 Boko Haram suspects

    Date: 2013-11-21 06:37:39 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:12 - ID:398595

    ABUJA, Nov 21 (MENA) - The Department of State Security Services, determined to rid Nigeria of acts of terror, announced the arrest of five members of Boko Haram. Marilyn Ogar, Deputy Director of the Public Relations Department of State ....

  • US must pressure African governments for access to Kony's LRA safe havens- paper

    Date: 2013-11-20 23:02:40 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:196 - ID:398436

    WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (MENA) - US diplomats should work with UN and African Union partners to place diplomatic pressure on regional governments to support counter- operations against Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebel of Joseph Kony in Uganda, by ....

  • 24 Somali infiltrators arrested in Sudan

    Date: 2013-11-20 17:01:14 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:154 - ID:398139

    KHARTOUM, Nov 20 (MENA) - As many as 24 Somali infiltrators have been arrested in the Sudanese Red Sea state, said authorities on Wednesday. They Somali nationals were coming from Yemen. They sailed to Mersa Haydoub area in Sudan, the state's ....

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