Africa
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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 ....
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US envoy in Khartoum to prepare for release of two Sudanese Guntanmo prisoners
Date: 2013-10-23 08:54:19 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:21 - ID:350209
KHARTOUM, Oct 23 (MENA) – US Guantanamo Closure Envoy Clifford Sloan arrived in Khartoum for talks with Sudanese officials on preparations for releasing two Sudanese nationals held in Guantanamo Bay prison. In statements to the Sudanese ....
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Reports: Fire at Nigeria's Warri Oil Refinery
Date: 2013-10-23 08:33:22 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:18 - ID:350212
ABUJA, Oct 23 (MENA) - Rebels are claiming responsibility for a fire at Nigeria's Warri oil refinery that officials call a "minor incident," abc news reported Tuesday. Spokeswoman Tumini Green of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. said Tuesday ....
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Bashir returns home after Juba visit
Date: 2013-10-22 20:00:48 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:171 - ID:349800
KHARTOUM, Oct 22 (MENA) – Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir returned home Tuesday from Juba, the capital of South Sudan, after cooperation talks with South Sudan's President Salva Kiir. The one-day visit tackled a number of issues of mutual ....
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UN Special Envoy for Western Sahara arrives in Algiers
Date: 2013-10-22 19:34:13 GMT - Algeria - Africa - SN:162 - ID:349803
ALGIERS, Oct 22 (MENA) – UN Secretary General's Special Envoy for Western Sahara Christopher Ross arrived Tuesday in Algiers after a trip to Morocco, Sahrawi refugee camps, occupied Sahrawi territories and Mauritania, as a neighboring and observer ....