Africa

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  • Over 175 inmates escape from Akure Olokuta Prison

    Date: 2013-07-01 09:31:23 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:14 - ID:181160

    Nigeria/Prison Over 175 inmates escape from Akure Olokuta Prison ABUJA, July 1 (MENA) - About 175 inmates have reportedly escaped from Akure Olokuta Prison in Ondo State, following a jail break which occurred this morning, DailyPost ....

  • Deputy FM heads to Bamako for int'l meeting on Mali

    Date: 2013-06-30 13:21:06 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:38 - ID:179707

    Egypt/Mali/Africa Deputy FM heads to Bamako for int'l meeting on Mali CAIRO, June 30 (MENA) - Deputy Foreign Minister for African Affairs Ali el-Hefni left here Sunday heading to Bamako, the capital of Mali, to attend the fifth meeting ....

  • Top Somali Islamist flown to Mogadishu after split

    Date: 2013-06-30 00:00:44 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:113 - ID:179108

    Somalia/Islamist Top Somali Islamist flown to Mogadishu after split MOGADISHU, June 29 (MENA) - A top Islamist in Somalia, Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, has arrived in the capital Mogadishu amid reports of a split in the al-Shabab group, the BBC ....

  • Egypt seeks two ways to resolve Ethiopia dam crisis -- diplomat

    Date: 2013-06-29 17:57:47 GMT - Algeria - Africa - SN:71 - ID:178666

    Algeria/Egypt/Africa Egypt seeks two ways to resolve Ethiopia dam crisis - diplomat ALGIERS, June 29 (MENA) – Egypt seeks two ways to resolve the crisis of a controversial dam to be set up by Ethiopia on the Blue Nile, said Ambassador in ....

  • FM: Egypt supports reconciliation efforts as cornerstone of settling disputes peacefully in Africa

    Date: 2013-06-29 15:43:13 GMT - Algeria - Africa - SN:47 - ID:178373

    Algeria/FM/Africa FM: Egypt supports reconciliation efforts as cornerstone of settling disputes peacefully in Africa ALGIERS, June 29 (MENA) - Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr reiterated Egypt's support for boosting the ....

  • Al-Bashir in Egypt on Thursday: Report

    Date: 2013-06-28 11:43:18 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:27 - ID:176595

    Sudan/Egypt Al-Bashir in Egypt on Thursday: Report KHARTOUM, June 28 (MENA) - Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir is scheduled to visit Egypt on Thursday for a one-day visit, Sudanese newspaper Akhirlahza reported on Friday. It said ....

  • South Sudan's vice president in Khartoum

    Date: 2013-06-28 11:07:13 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:20 - ID:176514

    Sudan/SouthSudan South Sudan's vice president in Khartoum KHARTOUM, June 28 (MENA) - South Sudan's Vice President Riek Machar arrived on Friday in Khartoum for handing over a message from President Salva Kiir to Sudanese leader Omar ....

  • Ongoing contacts for date for Ethiopian FM's Egypt visit

    Date: 2013-06-28 10:26:27 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:19 - ID:176443

    Egypt/Ethiopia Ongoing contacts for date for Ethiopian FM's Egypt visit CAIRO, June 28 (MENA) - The spokesman for the foreign ministry said there are ongoing contacts between Egypt and Ethiopia for setting a date for the visit by Ethiopia's ....

  • Uganda begins CFA ratification process

    Date: 2013-06-26 15:57:55 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:58 - ID:173969

    Ethiopia/Uganda Uganda begins CFA ratification process ADDIS ABABA, June 26 (MENA) - Uganda's Minister of Water and Environment, Professor Ephraim Kamuntu, said Uganda plans to ratify the Nile Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA) in the ....

  • Preparations in London, Addis Ababa for Magdi Yacoub visit

    Date: 2013-06-26 12:21:48 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:29 - ID:173428

    Ethiopia/Egypt/Africa Preparations in London, Addis Ababa for Magdi Yacoub visit ADDIS ABABA, June 26 (MENA) - The embassies of Egypt in London and Addis Ababa are arranging for a visit by renowned Egyptian surgeon Magdi Yacoub to ....

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