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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 ....
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FM wraps up visit to Burundi, Uganda
Date: 2013-10-22 19:05:26 GMT - Burundi - Africa - SN:157 - ID:349797
BUJUMBURA, Oct 22 (MENA) - Egypt's Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi left here on Tuesday wrapping up a visit to Burundi and Uganda where he had cooperation talks with presidents Pierre Nkurunziza and Yoweri Museveni. During the visit, the minister ....
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Egypt, Uganda to open joint corn, wheat farm
Date: 2013-10-22 17:35:23 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:147 - ID:349615
CAIRO, Oct 22 (MENA) - Agriculture Minister Ayman Farid Abu Hadid announced that an agreement was reached with Uganda to set up a joint farm there for producing wheat and corn as well as seeds of important crops and some kinds of vegetables. Abu ....
