Africa

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  • ISESCO to organize workshop on disease control in west African states

    Date: 2013-06-17 16:23:14 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:74 - ID:159792

    Egypt/ISESCO/Health ISESCO to organize workshop on disease control in western Africa CAIRO, June 17 (MENA) - The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) will organize a regional workshop in Burkina Faso on June ....

  • Juba selected as vice president of 68th session of UN General Assembly

    Date: 2013-06-17 13:36:55 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:54 - ID:159433

    S.Sudan-UN Juba selected as vice president of 68th session of UN General Assembly JUBA, June 17 (MENA) - The United Nations General Assembly selected Juba to be the vice president of its 68th session due to open in September, the South ....

  • Nigeria denies thousands fled to Niger

    Date: 2013-06-17 11:48:46 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:34 - ID:159212

    Nigeria-Denial Nigeria denies thousands fled to Niger ABUJA, June 17 (MENA) – The Nigerian presidency dismissed on Monday reports that thousands of Nigerians had fled to Niger as the army is launching a military operation against rebels ....

  • Nigeria's Christians accuse Boko Haram of bombarding churches

    Date: 2013-06-17 10:31:30 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:19 - ID:159033

    Nigeria-Churches Nigeria's Christians accuse Boko Haram of bombarding churches ABUJA, June 17 (MENA) - Residents of Borno State, the birth place of Boko Haram, accused the opposition Islamic group of bombing and torching four churches ....

  • Egypt's FM arrives in Addis Ababa to tackle Renaissance Dam's crisis

    Date: 2013-06-16 19:19:06 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:106 - ID:158492

    Ethiopia/Egypt/Dam Egypt's FM arrives in Addis Ababa to tackle Renaissance Dam's crisis ADDIS ABABA, June 16 (MENA) - Egypt's Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr arrived Sunday in Addis Ababa leading a high profile Egyptian delegation on a ....

  • Turkish delegation affirms desire to invest in Sudan's oil field

    Date: 2013-06-16 16:53:43 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:84 - ID:158128

    Sudan-Turkey-Oil Turkish delegation affirms desire to invest in Sudan's oil field KHARTOUM, 16 June (MENA) - A visiting Turkish delegation, headed by Resep Sari vice president of "Soma" company, confirmed Sunday its desire to invest in ....

  • State-led campaign on Boko Haram forces thousands of Nigerians to flee home

    Date: 2013-06-16 09:24:16 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:18 - ID:157399

    Nigeria/Refugees State-led campaign on Boko Haram forces thousands of Nigerians to flee home ABUJA, June 16 (MENA) - The military campaign launched by the Nigerian army against Boko Haram militants for weeks now has forced thousands of ....

  • Sudanese opposition starts to launch 100-day plan to topple regime

    Date: 2013-06-15 12:28:33 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:21 - ID:156153

    Sudan/Opposition/Politics Sudanese opposition starts to launch 100-day plan to topple regime KHARTOUM, June 15 (MENA) - The National Consensus Forces (NCF), an umbrella of opposition parties, will start Saturday to launch a 100-day plan ....

  • Deputy chairman of Tunisia Ennahada movement hints at resignation

    Date: 2013-06-15 11:18:26 GMT - Tunisia - Africa - SN:18 - ID:156044

    Tunisia-Resignation Deputy chairman of Tunisia Ennahada movement hints at resignation TUNIS, June 15 (MENA) - Sheikh Abdel-Fattah Moro, the second man in the Ennahada movement, has said he is thinking of resigning over mistreatment. ....

  • 120,000 people cut off from aid in South Sudan

    Date: 2013-06-15 09:12:31 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:9 - ID:155906

    South Sudan-Organization 120,000 people cut off from aid in South Sudan JUBA, June 15 (MENA) - An estimated 120,000 people have fled fighting in and around the main towns in Pibor County in South Sudan’s Jonglei state and are now hiding in ....

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