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AL to host Arab-Africa environment forum Thursday
Date: 2013-12-17 14:27:29 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:71 - ID:444725
CAIRO, Dec 17 (MENA) - The Arab League will on Thursday host an Arab-Africa environment forum during which AL chief Nabil el-Arabi will deliver a speech in honor of late African leader Nelson Mandela. Arabi's speech will also focus on ....
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IGAD appoints new envoy to Somalia
Date: 2013-12-16 22:38:11 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:191 - ID:443796
ADDIS ABABA, Dec 16 (MENA) - The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has appointed Ambassador Mohamed Abdi Affey as its new Special Envoy to Somalia, Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency reported on Monday. Ambassador Affey is an ....
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Gibe III Dam to operate in September: Ethiopia
Date: 2013-12-16 21:47:51 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:185 - ID:443758
ADDIS ABABA, Dec 16 (MENA) – The Ethiopian Water, Irrigation and Energy Ministry said on Monday that Gibe III Dam on Omo River would operate in September to generate electricity through hydrodynamic. About 80 percent of the dam has been ....
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UN mission denies providing shelter to S. Sudan's failed coup figures
Date: 2013-12-16 20:36:28 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:176 - ID:443638
NEW YORK, Dec 16 (MENA) - The UN mission in South Sudan has denied providing shelter for any figures who have been involved in a failed coup in the youngest African country on Monday. Hilde Johnson, the UN Special Representative to Juba, said in ....
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Egypt offers grant to Uganda to control growth of aquatic weeds
Date: 2013-12-16 17:25:56 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:138 - ID:443157
CAIRO, Dec 16 (MENA) - Egypt decided to offer a grant, worth 6.5 million dollars, to Uganda in a bid to control the growth of aquatic weeds. Meanwhile, the assessment of the second and third phase of the project of combating aquatic weeds in ....
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Egyptian diplomat hails ties with Ethiopia
Date: 2013-12-16 15:53:59 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:118 - ID:443178
ADDIS ABABA, Dec 16 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador in Addis Ababa Mohamed Edris asserted on Monday deeply-rooted ties between the people in Egypt and Ethiopia. "From this approach, we have worked on creating a network of common interests and ....
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AL condemns attempted coup in South Sudan
Date: 2013-12-16 14:37:31 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:104 - ID:443045
CAIRO, Dec 16 (MENA) - The Arab League has strongly condemned the attempted coup in Juba at dawn Monday that aimed to hamper efforts aiming to achieve national consensus and ties with Sudan. In a press release on Monday, the AL affirmed its support ....
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Egypt, Uganda stress importance of abidance by international water law
Date: 2013-12-16 14:06:39 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:99 - ID:442690
CAIRO, Dec 16 (MENA) - Egypt and Uganda asserted the importance of applying the international water law, especially when it comes to water rights and the establishment of projects and dams on trans-boundary water resources to ensure that the ....
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Sudan 1st VP contacts his counterpart in Juba to check on security conditions
Date: 2013-12-16 12:55:49 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:77 - ID:442472
KHARTOUM, Dec 16 (MENA) - Sudan's First Vice President Bakri Hassan Saleh telephoned on Monday South Sudan's Vice President James Wani Igga to inquire about the security conditions in the country after the failed coup attempt. The two sides ....
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Bashir phones Kiir to inquire about conditions after coup attempt
Date: 2013-12-16 11:45:57 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:55 - ID:442473
KHARTOUM, Dec 16 (MENA) - President Omar al-Bashir made a phone call on Monday to South Sudan President Salva Kiir to check on the situation in the country after last night's unrest and the reports on a foiled attempted coup. Bashir underlined the ....
