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Egypt FM: Mandela's role 'went beyond the borders' of South Africa
Date: 2013-12-06 09:30:08 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:21 - ID:425327
CAIRO, Dec 6 (MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi said Egypt is so deeply sad over the death of Nelson Mandela, the first black president of South Africa on Thursday. "Mandela was a symbol for fighting against apartheid in South ....
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Egypt mourns Mandela
Date: 2013-12-06 06:44:42 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:6 - ID:425095
CAIRO, Dec 6 (MENA) – The Egyptian presidency mourned South Africa's first black president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, who passed away at the age of 95. In a statement on Friday, the presidency said Egypt had a major role in ....
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Nigeria's Abuja international airport reopened
Date: 2013-12-05 17:40:03 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:152 - ID:424575
ABUJA, Dec 5 (MENA) - The Nigerian Civil Aviation Ministry allowed to re-open Abuja International Airport, after it was closed for several hours over an incident involving a Boeing 747 cargo plane belonging to Saudi Air. The Saudi cargo plane ....
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Seven dead in car bomb attack on armed convoy in northern Somalia
Date: 2013-12-05 14:29:04 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:121 - ID:424371
MOGADISHU, Dec 5 (MENA) - Seven people were killed in a car bomb attack in northern Somalia on Thursday on an armed convoy escorting two foreigners working for a company training local security forces. The blast happened in Bosasso, a coastal ....
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Ethiopian PM concludes visit to Sudan
Date: 2013-12-05 10:55:35 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:58 - ID:423702
KHARTOUM, Dec 5 (MENA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn left here on Thursday after a few days' visit to Sudan. During his stay, Desalegn participated in the meetings of the third session of the Sudanese-Ethiopian higher ....
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Nigerian official urges deepening relations with Ethiopia
Date: 2013-12-05 08:32:51 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:28 - ID:423363
ADDIS ABABA, Dec 5 (MENA) - Governor Henry Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State underlined the importance that the Nigerian and Ethiopian governments would work on deepening relations between them to better serve their peoples' interests. Cooperation ....
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ICRC facilitates release of five soldiers in Darfur
Date: 2013-12-04 17:20:31 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:130 - ID:422813
KHARTOUM, Dec 4 (MENA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) provided assistance Wednesday to release five Sudanese soldiers detained by the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) in Darfur. Speaking to the Sudanile newspaper, ....
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US official visits Nigeria, Kenya
Date: 2013-12-04 17:19:19 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:129 - ID:422807
ABUJA, Dec 4 (MENA) - Assistant to USA Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield will fly to Nigeria and Kenya during the coming period, said a statement by the US State Department. Greenfield will be accompanied by members ....
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Environment mnister to take part in Nairobi's green ecoomy conference
Date: 2013-12-04 11:48:38 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:50 - ID:421855
CAIRO, Dec 4 (MENA) - Egyptian Minister of State for Environment Affairs Laila Iskander left for Nairobi on Wednesday to take part in an international conference on green economy. In pre-departure statements, Iskander said the two-day conference, ....
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Sudan FM praises ties with Ethiopia
Date: 2013-12-03 19:02:59 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:145 - ID:421045
KHARTOUM, Dec 3 (MENA) – Sudan's Foreign Minister Ali Kerti has praised Sudanese-Ethiopian ties, describing them as interrelated, especially in political cooperation. Kerti's remarks came upon the arrival of Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam ....
