Africa
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Tunisian embassy in Tripoli denies grenade attack
Date: 2013-10-26 19:31:54 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:99 - ID:355953
TRIPOLI, Oct 26 (MENA) – The Tunisian embassy in Libya denied Saturday reports that it was attacked by a grenade. In a statement, the diplomatic mission called on media to be accurate in such reports. (MENA) MAA/AH ....
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Bouteflika chosen to run for Tunisian presidential polls: NLF
Date: 2013-10-26 17:16:14 GMT - Algeria - Africa - SN:80 - ID:355880
ALGIERS, Oct 26 (MENA) - Amar Saidani, the Chairman of the Tunisian National Liberation Front party, said that his front officially chose Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to run for the anticipated presidential elections in 2014. "He is ....
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Accused of conducting terrorist attack on Bourguiba's house arrested
Date: 2013-10-26 13:16:30 GMT - Tunisia - Africa - SN:46 - ID:355517
TUNIS, Oct 26 (MENA) - Security forces managed to arrest the main person accused of carrying out the terrorist attack on Bourguiba's house that left a security person killed in Benzert province, said the spokesman of the Tunisian Interior Ministry ....
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Egypt participates in African energy summit
Date: 2013-10-25 07:12:46 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:6 - ID:353649
ADDIS ABABA, Oct 25 (MENA) – Egypt’s Ambassador here Mohamed Edriss underlined the importance of Egypt’s participation in the Second Great Rift Valley Energy Summit on the future of the African continent. Egypt has a lot of expertise to offer ....
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Egypt mulls importing meat from Uganda
Date: 2013-10-24 13:27:22 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:100 - ID:352658
CAIRO, Oct 24 (MENA) - Agriculture and Land Reclamation Minister Ayman Farid Abou-Hadid said that he is looking into the possibility of cooperating with the Ugandan Agriculture Ministry to import Ugandan meat. In statements Thursday, the minister ....
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Egypt to help Burundi to improve its agriculture sector
Date: 2013-10-24 13:13:12 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:99 - ID:352656
CAIRO Oct 24 (MENA) – Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Ayman Farid said that he suggested to officials in Burundi sending a team of experts in water management, harvesting and irrigation to help improve the agriculture sector and ....
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3 die in Cholera break in Lagos
Date: 2013-10-23 21:44:54 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:177 - ID:351789
ABUJA, Oct 23 (MENA) - Three persons have been confirmed dead and 13 others were infected as cholera outbreak hit Lagos in Nigeria. The recent figures take the death toll to 66 after it was 63. Commissioner for Health Jide Idris confirmed that 13 ....
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Egypt willing to help Burundi in field of agriculture -- Minister
Date: 2013-10-23 17:39:07 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:135 - ID:351489
CAIRO, Oct 23 (MENA) - Egypt has voiced willingness to support the agricultural sector in Burundi and help with irrigation as well. Agriculture Minister Ayman Farid Abu-Hadeed made that clear to his Burundian counterpart Odette Kayitesi during ....
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Egyptian housing minister meets Burundian transport minister in Bujumbura
Date: 2013-10-23 11:16:45 GMT - Burundi - Africa - SN:40 - ID:350560
BUJUMBURA, Oct 23 (MENA) - Housing and Urban Communities Minister Ibrahim Mehlab had a meeting on Wednesday with Burundian Transport Minister Déogratias Rurimunzu to discuss bilateral cooperation. In statements following the meeting, Mehlab said ....
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Libyan official: Egyptian drivers' crisis manifests strength of Egyptian-Libyan ties
Date: 2013-10-23 08:57:03 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:23 - ID:350282
TRIPOLI, Oct 23 (MENA) - Head of the Libyan defense ministry's reconciliation committee Adel al-Faedi said that the Egyptian drivers' crisis demonstrated the strength of the Egyptian-Libyan relations. In statements to MENA correspondent, Faedi ....