Africa

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  • Somalia UN office attack by al-Shabab 'kills 15'

    Date: 2013-06-19 17:19:22 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:79 - ID:163461

    Somalia/UN/Politics Somalia UN office attack by al-Shabab 'kills 15' MOGADISHU, June 19 (MENA) - At least 15 people, including four foreigners, have been killed in an assault by militant Islamists on a UN office in the Somali capital, ....

  • Somali UN compound attacked in Mogadishu

    Date: 2013-06-19 12:39:29 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:40 - ID:162754

    Somalia/UN/Africa Somali UN compound attacked in Mogadishu MOGADISHU, June 19 (MENA) - Gunmen have entered a UN office in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, firing their weapons, following a loud explosion, the BBC said, quoting ....

  • S.Sudan VP due in Khartoum Sunday over oil crisis

    Date: 2013-06-19 12:03:12 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:32 - ID:162625

    Sudan/S Sudan/Africa S.Sudan VP due in Khartoum Sunday over oil crisis JUBA, June 19 (MENA) - South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar is due in Khartoum on Sunday for talks on bones of contention between the two sides which hamper ....

  • Egyptian FM's visit to Ethiopia eases tension between two countries - diplomat

    Date: 2013-06-19 11:39:21 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:22 - ID:162647

    Ethiopia/Egypt/Africa Egyptian FM's visit to Ethiopia eases tension between two countries - diplomat ADDIS ABABA, June 19 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador here Mohamed Edris said that Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr's recent visit to ....

  • Bouteflika terminates mission of Algerian amb. in Paris

    Date: 2013-06-19 10:26:07 GMT - Algeria - Africa - SN:16 - ID:162527

    Algeria/France/Africa Bouteflika terminates mission of Algerian amb. in Paris ALGIERS, June 19 (MENA) - Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika suddenly terminated the tenure of Algerian Ambassador in Paris Missoum Sbih and appointed instead ....

  • FM back home from Ethiopia, Sudan

    Date: 2013-06-18 18:04:13 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:70 - ID:161794

    Egypt/Ethiopia FM back home from Ethiopia, Sudan CAIRO, June 18 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr and his accompanying delegation returned here on Tuesday wrapping up a two-day visit to Ethiopia and Sudan. Addressing a press ....

  • Egyptian FM holds talks in Khartoum over Ethiopian Dam

    Date: 2013-06-18 15:12:33 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:54 - ID:161387

    Sudan/Egypt/Africa Egyptian FM holds talks in Khartoum over Ethiopian Dam KHARTOUM, June 18 (MENA) - Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr held talks here on Tuesday with acting Sudanese Foreign Minister Salah Wansi, according to a ....

  • Egypt, Ethiopia underline importance of boosting joint cooperation

    Date: 2013-06-18 13:33:21 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:34 - ID:161171

    Ethiopia/Egypt/Africa Egypt, Ethiopia underline importance of boosting joint cooperation ADDIS ABABA, June 18 (MENA) - Ethiopia and Egypt on Tuesday underlined the importance of boosting joint cooperation. Egyptian Foreign Minister ....

  • South Sudan says it will sign Nile Framework Agreement

    Date: 2013-06-18 13:18:30 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:32 - ID:161174

    S.Sudan-Nile-Agreement South Sudan says it will sign Nile Framework Agreement JUBA, June 18 (MENA) - South Sudan Irrigation Minister Paul Mayom on Tuesday said his country will sign the Nile Basin Framework Agreement . At a press ....

  • Egypt, Sudan share identical views on Ethiopia dam - envoy

    Date: 2013-06-18 10:20:58 GMT - Jordan - Africa - SN:14 - ID:160719

    Jordan/Sudan Egypt, Sudan share identical views on Ethiopian dam - envoy AMMAN, June 18 (MENA) - Egypt and Sudan share identical views on Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam, the Sudanese envoy in Amman said. In statements to MENA Tuesday, Osman ....

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