Africa

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  • Nigeria says Jonathan’s Israel trip is spiritual not state visit

    Date: 2013-10-18 16:59:53 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:79 - ID:343171

    Nigeria/Israel/Statement Nigeria says Jonathan’s Israel trip is spiritual not state visit ABUJA, Oct 18 (MENA) – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan pilgrimage to Israel is spiritual and not a state visit, The Nation Newspaper quoted the ....

  • North Darfur urges rebels to put down weapons

    Date: 2013-10-17 09:48:03 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:37 - ID:341386

    Sudan/Darfur North Darfur urges rebels to put down weapons KHARTOUM, Oct 17 (MENA) – North Darfur state called on armed rebel groups to join the peaceful march and halt any escalations that would increase the suffering of Darfur ....

  • Drugs: 500 Nigerians in Japanese jail

    Date: 2013-10-17 08:33:53 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:25 - ID:341273

    Nigeria/Japan Drugs: 500 Nigerians in Japanese jail ABUJA, Oct 17 (MENA) - No fewer than 500 Nigerian youths are presently languishing in Japanese prisons over alleged drugs and other related offence, Bishop Enock Adebayo said and called for ....

  • Gunmen kill 80-year-old German nun in Nigeria

    Date: 2013-10-17 08:33:28 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:24 - ID:341290

    Nigeria/Violence Gunmen kill 80-year-old German nun in Nigeria ABUJA, Oct 17 (MENA) - An 80-year-old German missionary, Rev. Sr. Marcelina Alfra, popularly referred to as Regina Mundi, was attacked and killed by unknown gunmen in Ogwashi-Uku, ....

  • Algeria "firmly" slams attack on UNAMID convoy in Darfur

    Date: 2013-10-16 16:29:08 GMT - Algeria - Africa - SN:69 - ID:340788

    Algeria/Sudan Algeria "firmly" slams attack on UNAMID convoy in Darfur ALGIERS, Oct 16 (MENA) - Algeria has firmly condemned the recent attack against members of the United Nations- African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), state-run ....

  • Sudan's FM: Khartoum works on boosting relations with African countries

    Date: 2013-10-16 15:19:12 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:65 - ID:340685

    Sudan/Africa Sudan's FM: Khartoum works on boosting relations with African countries KHARTOUM, Oct 16 (MENA) – Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Karti said on Wednesday that Khartoum government is working on boosting relations the ....

  • Nigeria Woos Brazilians to Invest in Power

    Date: 2013-10-15 20:30:24 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:87 - ID:339907

    Nigeria/Brazil Nigeria Woos Brazilians to Invest in Power ABUJA, Oct 15 (MENA) – The Nigerian Federal Government appealed Tuesday the Brazilian Government to invest in Nigeria's power sector with a view to revamping the ailing sector and ensure ....

  • Kenya's deputy president wants trial to continue

    Date: 2013-10-15 16:10:19 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:65 - ID:339781

    Kenya/Trial Kenya's deputy president wants trial to continue NAIROBI, Oct 15 (MENA) - Kenya's deputy president said Tuesday he wants his International Criminal Court trial to continue if judges will allow him to stay in Kenya and carry ....

  • Prominent Somali pirate 'arrested in Belgium'

    Date: 2013-10-14 14:51:21 GMT - Belgium - Africa - SN:92 - ID:338553

    Belgium/Somalia Prominent Somali pirate 'arrested in Belgium' BRUSSELS, Oct 14 (MENA) - A man alleged to be one of Somalia's most influential pirate leaders has been arrested in Belgium, the BBC reported Monday. Mohammed Abdi Hassan, also ....

  • French president embarks on visit to S.Africa

    Date: 2013-10-14 08:44:10 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:26 - ID:337812

    ٍٍٍٍٍٍSouth Africa/France French president embarks on visit to S.Africa JOHANNESBURG, Oct 14 (MEN) - French President Francois Hollande arrived here on Monday on a two-day visit to South African at an invitation from his South African ....

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