Africa

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  • Bashir receives message from his Chadian counterpart on bilateral ties

    Date: 2013-03-24 17:43:39 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:88 - ID:32495

    Sudan-Chad Bashir receives message from Chadian counterpart on bilateral ties     KHARTOUM, March 24 (MENA) – Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir received a verbal message from his Chadian counterpart Idriss Deby regarding ....

  • Fierce fighting continues in CAR capital

    Date: 2013-03-24 12:10:17 GMT - Central African Republic - Africa - SN:28 - ID:31528

    CAR-Blasts Fierce fighting continues in CAR capital      BANGUI, Mrch 24 (MENA) - Fierce fighting erupted on Sunday in the Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui, where Séléka rebels are trying to topple ....

  • Chad ambassador to Egypt visits Damietta factories

    Date: 2013-03-21 17:40:12 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:75 - ID:28044

    Egypt-Chad-Factories Chad ambassador to Egypt visits Damietta factories    DAMIETTA, Egypt, March 21 (MENA) – Chadian Ambassador to Egypt Mohamed Habib paid a visit to Damietta governorate during which he toured a number of ....

  • ERTU agrees to buy African films to be aired on its channels

    Date: 2013-03-21 17:39:16 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:74 - ID:27851

    Egypt-Africa-Films ERTU to buy African films to be aired on its channels      LUXOR, Egypt, March 21 (MENA) – Head of Luxor Festival of African Cinema Sayyed Fouad announced that the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) ....

  • Hundreds of Muslims flee south Nigeria in anticipation of revenge

    Date: 2013-03-20 10:25:38 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:19 - ID:25233

     Nigeria-Fleeing Hundreds of Muslims flee south Nigeria in anticipation of revenge   ABUJA, March 20 (MENA) - Hundreds of Muslims from Hausa tribe in south Nigeria, where a majority of the population are Christians, have fled their ....

  • 160 persons die in Nigeria boat capsize

    Date: 2013-03-20 10:04:13 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:14 - ID:25188

    Nigeria-Boat-Sinking 160 persons die in Nigeria boat capsize    ABUJA, March 20 (MENA) - Some 160 persons have died when a wooden boat capsized off the coast of Nigeria.    The boat conveying 166 passengers capsized some 40 ....

  • Egypt takes part in ICG meetings in Ethiopia

    Date: 2013-03-19 18:38:41 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:114 - ID:24424

    Ehiopia-Egypt-Somalia   Egypt takes part in ICG meetings in Ethiopia        ADDIS ABABA, March 19 (MENA) – Egypt has taken part in the meetings of two working groups under the International Contact Group (ICG) ....

  • Shura MP: Egyptian-African relations will see marked progress soon

    Date: 2013-03-19 14:09:34 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:54 - ID:23943

    Shura-MP-Statements   Shura MP: Egyptian-African relations will see marked progress soon    CAIRO, March 19 (MENA) - Member of the Shura Council and head of the African Affairs Committe Ali Fath Elbab said on Tuesday ....

  • Nigerian FM summons US amb. over Boko Haram statements

    Date: 2013-03-18 14:59:18 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:69 - ID:21470

    Nigeria-US-AmbassadorNigerian FM summons US amb. over Boko Haram statements   ABUJA, March 18 (MENA) - Nigerian Foreign Minister Olugbenga Ashiru summoned Sunday evening US Ambassador here  Terence P. McCulley  over the ....

  • Boko Haram destroy 50 of the 52 Catholic churches in Maiduguri

    Date: 2013-03-18 13:57:10 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:64 - ID:21885

    Nigeria-Churches-Attack Boko Haram destroys 50 of the 52 Catholic churches in Maiduguri      ABUJA, March 18 (MENA) - Boko Haram has destroyed 50 of 52 Catholic churches in Maiduguri, the parish priest of Christ the King Catholic ....

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