Africa

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  • Ethiopia cuts child mortality by two-thirds

    Date: 2013-09-15 00:24:24 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:129 - ID:289674

    Ethiopia/Health Ethiopia cuts child mortality by two-thirds ADDIS ABABA — The United Nations Children's Fund, or UNICEF, says Ethiopia has achieved one of the Millennium Development Goals of reducing child mortality by more than ....

  • Gabon's president receives credentials of Egypt's new amb.

    Date: 2013-09-14 20:17:11 GMT - Gabon - Africa - SN:98 - ID:289442

    Gabon/Egypt Gabon's president receives credentials of Egypt's new amb. LIBREVILLE, Sept 14 (MENA) - Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba received credentials of newly-appointed Egyptian Ambassador in Libreville, Hesham Fathy Mostafa. ....

  • Preparations to evacuate 79,000 refugees in central Darfur

    Date: 2013-09-14 19:31:30 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:87 - ID:289345

    Sudan/Darfur/Refugees Preparations to evacuate 79,000 refugees in central Darfur KHARTOUM, Sept 14 (MENA) - Central Darfur state began in implementing preparations for the evacuation of 79,000 Sudanese refugees as well as reopening a ....

  • Police: 2 killed in grenade attacks in Rwanda

    Date: 2013-09-14 18:04:42 GMT - Rwanda - Africa - SN:70 - ID:289273

    Rwanda/ Explosions Police: 2 killed in grenade attacks in Rwanda KIGALI, Rwanda, Sept 14 (MENA) – Rwandan police said Saturday that two separate grenade blasts killed two people and wounded 22 in Kigali, Rwanda's capital, ahead of ....

  • Djibouti President to visit Nato in Brussels next Monday

    Date: 2013-09-13 16:12:22 GMT - Belgium - Africa - SN:50 - ID:287846

    Nato/Djibouti Djibouti President to visit Nato in Brussels next Monday BRUSSELS, Sept 13 (MENA) - Djibouti President, Ismail Omar Guelleh, will visit next Monday the NATO, whose headquarter is located here. According to a statement ....

  • Amb. to Nigeria : Egypt committed to roadmap

    Date: 2013-09-12 20:06:48 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:140 - ID:286878

    Egypt/Nigeria/Democracy Amb. to Nigeria : Egypt committed to roadmap CAIRO, Sept 12 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador to Nigeria Ashraf Salama said that Egypt is seriously committed to implementing the roadmap for the transitional period. ....

  • Explosive bags caused Benghazi blast -- spokesman

    Date: 2013-09-11 12:23:57 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:51 - ID:284102

    Libya/Blast Explosive bags caused Benghazi blast -- spokesman TRIPOLI, Sept 11 (MENA) – A blast that hit the branch of the Libyan foreign ministry in Benghazi was caused by explosives placed in bags, said a security spokesman. The ....

  • Small number of people injured in Libyan foreign ministry blast

    Date: 2013-09-11 11:38:02 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:45 - ID:284019

    Libya/Explosion Small number of people injured in Libyan foreign ministry blast TRIPOLI, Sept 11 (MENA) - A small number of people was injured in Wednesday's huge blast that hit the Libyan Foreign Ministry building in Benghazi, a ....

  • Sudanese FM to visit Juba soon

    Date: 2013-09-11 10:21:52 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:25 - ID:283880

    Sudan/South Sudan Sudanese FM to visit South Sudan soon KHARTOUM, Sept 11 (MENA) - Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Karti will pay a visit to South Sudan soon, leading a high-level delegation for talks on bolstering cooperation and the ....

  • Kenyan vice-president denies orchestrating post-election violence in 2007

    Date: 2013-09-10 23:47:15 GMT - Netherlands - Africa - SN:143 - ID:283635

    Netherlands/Kenya Kenyan vice-president denies orchestrating post-election violence in 2007 THE HAGUE, Sept 10 (MENA) - Kenya’s vice-president William Ruto has denied orchestrating post-election violence in 2007, Euronews reported on Tuesday. ....

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