Africa

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  • S.Korean FM, Ethiopian PM hold talks

    Date: 2019-07-11 09:03:34 GMT - south korea - Africa - SN:20 - ID:8019292

    SEOUL, July 10 (MENA) – South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, had talks on Thursday with Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed on means of promoting bilateral ties. The two parties discussed modernizing the taxation and customs system, ....

  • Egypt takes part in African conference on fighting terrorism in Kenya

    Date: 2019-07-10 14:00:45 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:53 - ID:8018403

    CAIRO, July 10 (MENA) - Deputy Foreign Minister for African Affairs Ambassador Hamdy Louza is taking part in an African regional conference on fighting terrorism, that kicked off in Nairobi, Kenya, on Wednesday. The two-day conference will ....

  • AfCFTA important for achieving development: NCHR

    Date: 2019-07-10 12:16:33 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:41 - ID:8017973

    CAIRO, July 10 (MENA) - Chairman of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) Mohamed Fayek said that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement is an important step to support intra-African trade movement, and subsequently to ....

  • More than 20 reportedly killed in Papua New Guinea violence

    Date: 2019-07-10 07:08:55 GMT - Papua New Guinea - Africa - SN:17 - ID:8017700

    PORT MORESBY, July 10 (MENA) - More than 20 people including pregnant women and children have been killed in recent tribal violence in Papua New Guinea, ABC news reported on Wednesday. The governor of the remote highland province of Hela told ....

  • African university leaders conf. calls for applying cutting-edge technology in Africa

    Date: 2019-07-09 22:42:16 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:101 - ID:8017506

    CAIRO, July 9 (MENA) - Participants in an African university leaders conference on Tuesday called for the application of cutting-edge technology in Africa. During the event, the conferees said African states have the potential to make a great ....

  • COREVIP calls for more scientific research funding in Africa

    Date: 2019-07-09 21:25:33 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:98 - ID:8017482

    CAIRO, July 9 (MENA) - Participants in the 20th Conference of Rectors, Vice Chancellors and Presidents of African Universities (COREVIP) called for increasing scientific research funding. This came during the activities of the second day of the ....

  • Madagascar president amazed by Egyptian Museum’s collection of ancient antiquities

    Date: 2019-07-09 20:44:17 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:95 - ID:8017499

    CAIRO, July 9 (MENA) - President Andry Rajoelina of Madagascar on Tuesday expressed his great admiration for the extensive collection of ancient antiquities displayed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo's Tahrir square. This came while he was making ....

  • Youth ministry organizes tour of pyramids area for AFCON journalists

    Date: 2019-07-09 14:46:55 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:64 - ID:8017104

    CAIRO, July 9 (MENA) - The Ministry of Youth and Sports organized a tour on Tuesday for journalists covering the Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON) tournament in Egypt. The tour is part of a promotion campaign for Egyptian tourism in the light of the ....

  • Official launch of AfCFTA, breakthrough in AU history: Rwandan president

    Date: 2019-07-08 17:17:16 GMT - Niger - Africa - SN:70 - ID:8015686

    NIAMEY, July 8 (MENA) - The official launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) during the African Union exceptional summit in Niger is a landmark achievement for the African bloc, Rwandan President Paul Kagame said Monday. Kagame ....

  • Nigeria president urges trade integration in Africa

    Date: 2019-07-08 16:20:50 GMT - Niger - Africa - SN:68 - ID:8015580

    NIAMEY, July 8 (MENA) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari stressed on Monday his country's commitment to working with other African countries to achieve continental trade integration. In press statements, Buhari said that Nigeria would build on ....

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