Africa

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  • Cairo welcomes Ethiopian PM statements on taking Egypt water needs into consideration

    Date: 2013-10-09 15:10:56 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:84 - ID:330483

    Egypt/Ethiopia Cairo welcomes Ethiopian PM statements on taking Egypt water needs into consideration CAIRO, Oct 9 (MENA) - The Supreme Committee for Water has welcomed recent statements by the Ethiopian premier about taking Egypt's water needs ....

  • Sudan asks for opening border crossings with South Sudan

    Date: 2013-10-09 10:44:40 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:29 - ID:329735

    Sudan/South Sudan Sudan asks for opening border crossings with South Sudan KHARTOUM, Oct 9 (MENA) - Sudan has asked for opening border crossings with South Sudan to help bolster cross-border trade. This came in a meeting chaired by ....

  • Ethiopian PM reiterates support for UN peace efforts

    Date: 2013-10-09 09:44:50 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:17 - ID:329710

    Ethiopia/UN Ethiopian PM reiterates support for UN peace efforts ADDIS ABABA, Oct 8 (MENA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn reiterated on Wednesday his country and the African Union's support of the efforts exerted by the ....

  • Central African Republic violence leaves 30 dead

    Date: 2013-10-08 22:07:39 GMT - Central African Republic - Africa - SN:136 - ID:329517

    Central/Africa Central African Republic violence leaves 30 dead BANGUI, Oct 8 (MENA) - Officials said Tuesday that at least 30 people have died and dozens wounded in clashes in the Central African Republic, the BBC News reported. The ....

  • Minister: Egypt adopts strong stance during negotiations with Nile Basin countries

    Date: 2013-10-08 15:50:27 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:79 - ID:328791

    Egypt/Water Minister: Egypt adopts strong stance during negotiations with Nile Basin countries CAIRO, Oct 8 (MENA) – Egyptian Minister of Water Resources Mohamed Abdel Motaleb said on Tuesday that Egypt is adopting a strong stance during ....

  • 4 killed in pipeline blast near Nigeria's Jos

    Date: 2013-10-08 09:36:27 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:13 - ID:327992

    Nigeria/Blast 4 killed in pipeline blast near Nigeria's Jos ABUJA, Oct 8 (MENA) - Four persons who had gone to scoop petroleum products from a broken pipeline were killed near Nigeria's Plateau State late Monday, local media reported ....

  • New Ethiopian President discloses areas of focus

    Date: 2013-10-07 22:52:49 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:180 - ID:327763

    Ethiopia/President/Speech New Ethiopian President discloses areas of focus ADDIS ABABA, Oct 7 (MENA) - The newly elected President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Dr. Mulatu Teshome, said on Monday that the nation has entered ....

  • New Ethiopian president elected

    Date: 2013-10-07 17:06:45 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:111 - ID:327223

    Ethiopia/President New Ethiopian president elected ADDIS ABABA, Oct 7 (MENA) - Ethiopia’s parliament has selected Mulatu Teshome, Ethiopia’s ambassador to Turkey, as the country’s new president. Teshome took the oath of office at a ....

  • UN chief strongly condemns latest attacks in Central African Republic

    Date: 2013-10-07 09:54:27 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:17 - ID:326218

    UN/CAR UN chief strongly condemns latest attacks in Central African Republic NEW YORK, Oct 7 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned increasing attacks on religious groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) warning ....

  • Sudanese president heads for Ethiopia Friday

    Date: 2013-10-07 09:53:55 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:16 - ID:326221

    Sudan/Ethiopia Sudanese president heads for Ethiopia Friday KHARTOUM, Oct 7 (MENA) - Sudanese President Omar Hassan Bashir will head for Ethiopia on Friday to take part in a summit called for by Kenya to discuss the relation between the ....

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