Africa
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Media reports on appointing Abdelaziz Belkhadem new Algeria's ambassador in Cairo
Date: 2013-10-22 09:00:31 GMT - Algeria - Africa - SN:32 - ID:348431
ALGIERS, Oct 22 (MENA) - Media reports said that former secretary general of the National Liberation Front (FLN) Abdelaziz Belkhadem is likely to be appointed as Algeria's ambassador in Cairo. The Algerian Al-Nahar newspaper said that former ....
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Egypt, Uganda to produce fertilizers, open joint corn, wheat farm
Date: 2013-10-22 07:51:30 GMT - Uganda - Africa - SN:21 - ID:348322
KAMBALA, Oct 22 (MENA) - Egypt and Uganda will cooperate in producing fertilizers for key crops like corn and vegetables and establish a joint corn and wheat farm in Uganda, the Egyptian minister of agriculture said. As both countries are ....
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Fahmy in Burundi: Nile basin countries' needs of water, energy 'on rise'
Date: 2013-10-22 07:04:13 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:10 - ID:348245
BUJUMBURA, Oct 22 (MENA) - Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy said that the future needs of the Nile basin countries of water, development, agriculture lands and energy are on the rise. In statements to MENA on the sidelines of his current ....
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Let's persuade skeptics of climate change in Africa - ECA chief
Date: 2013-10-21 21:49:47 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:171 - ID:348158
ADDIS ABABA, Oct 21 (MENA) – Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), said “We need to persuade the skeptics of climate change in Africa, on just how vulnerable we are to it. We should do this by navigating ....
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South Sudan: UN mission deplores latest round of deadly violence in Jonglei state
Date: 2013-10-21 21:47:42 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:151 - ID:347958
UN/Condemnation South Sudan: UN mission deplores latest round of deadly violence in Jonglei state NEW YORK, Oct 21 (MENA) - The United Nations has strongly condemned deadly attacks in South Sudan’s Jonglei state on Sunday that resulted in ....
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Nigeria warns of nation-wide cholera threat
Date: 2013-10-21 20:54:18 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:167 - ID:348106
ABUJA, Oct 21 (MENA) - Health authorities in Nigeria are warning that the entire country is threatened by a cholera outbreak. At least 352 people have been killed by the infection in the space of three months, and more than 6,400 cases have ....
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Boko Haram kills 10 people, set houses ablaze in Nigeria
Date: 2013-10-21 20:21:09 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:158 - ID:347949
ABUJA, Oct 21 (MENA) - Gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect have invaded villages of Kawuri District and Fori of Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State in Nigeria, killing 10 residents including three members of the civilian ....
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Bashir's visit to Juba to give new impetus to implementing pacts - foreign ministry
Date: 2013-10-21 15:39:05 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:116 - ID:347656
Sudan/South Sudan Bashir's visit to Juba to give new impetus to implementing pacts - foreign ministry KHARTOUM, Oct 21 (MENA) - The visit of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to South Sudan on Tuesday will give new impetus to ties between ....
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Egypt president sends message to Ugandan counterpart - FM
Date: 2013-10-21 13:59:06 GMT - Uganda - Africa - SN:98 - ID:347491
Uganda/Egypt Egypt president sends message to Ugandan counterpart - FM KAMPALA, Oct 21 (MENA) - Egypt's Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy said that he delivered an appreciation message from Egypt's President Adly Mansour to his Ugandan ....
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Ugandan president meets Egyptian FM
Date: 2013-10-21 12:38:09 GMT - Uganda - Africa - SN:84 - ID:347337
Uganda/Egypt Ugandan president meets Egyptian FM KAMPALA, Oct 21 (MENA) - Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni had a meeting on Monday with visiting Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy. During the meeting, the two sides discussed means of ....