Africa

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  • Darul Iftaa slams terrorist attack on refugee camp in Nigeria

    Date: 2017-08-17 13:38:24 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:53 - ID:6949258

    CAIRO, Aug 17 (MENA) - Darul Iftaa's Fatwa Monitoring Observatory strongly condemned on Thursday the terrorist attack on a refugee camp in Maiduguri city in Nigeria. This attack contravenes the principles of heavenly religions and the ....

  • ICRC warns of devastating effects of violence on civilians in South Sudan

    Date: 2017-08-17 13:28:41 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:50 - ID:6949213

    GENEVA, Aug 17 (MENA) - President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer on Thursday warned about the devastating effects of continued violence on civilians in South Sudan. "The number of hungry and displaced South ....

  • Sudan, Ethiopia probe means of promoting ties

    Date: 2017-08-17 12:30:08 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:40 - ID:6949173

    KHARTOUM, Aug 17 (MENA) - Sudanese Vice President Hasabo Mohamed Abdul Rahman probed with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn here on Thursday means of boosting bilateral relations for the best interests of the two peoples. In ....

  • Bashir, Desalgen inspect factories, projects in Khartoum

    Date: 2017-08-16 16:32:48 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:61 - ID:6948031

    KHARTOUM, Aug 16 (MENA) - Sudanese President Omar al Bashir accompanied with Ethiopian Prime Minister Haile Mariam Desalgen inspected a number of factories and ventures in the medicine as well as agricultural and livestock sectors. In press ....

  • Philippe: France keen to boost relations with Sudan

    Date: 2017-08-15 22:23:59 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:80 - ID:6946670

    KHARTOUM, Aug 15 (MENA) – France is keen to strengthen relations with Sudan, Prime Minister Édouard Philippe has asserted. He made the remarks in a cable sent Tuesday to Sudanese First Vice-President Bakri Hassan Saleh who congratulated him on ....

  • Suspected al-Shabab attack kills 5 policemen in Kenya's east

    Date: 2017-08-15 17:42:43 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:62 - ID:6946489

    NAIROBI, Aug 15 (MENA) - A Kenyan government official says suspected al-Shabab extremists have killed five police officers in an ambush in the country's east, ABC News reported. Northeastern regional coordinator Mohamud Saleh on Tuesday said ....

  • Ethiopia PM arrives in Sudan

    Date: 2017-08-15 17:27:33 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:60 - ID:6946476

    KHARTOUM, Aug 15 (MENA) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn arrived here on Tuesday on a three-day official visit. Desalegn was received at the airport by Sudanese President Omar Bashir and a number of Sudanese ministers and ....

  • Gunmen attack 2 UN peacekeeping sites in Mali, 2 killed

    Date: 2017-08-14 19:38:45 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:77 - ID:6945016

    BAMAKO, Aug 14 (MENA) - The United Nations said Monday unidentified gunmen have attacked two UN peacekeeping sites in Mali, killing one Malian soldier and one UN peacekeeper, FOX News reported. UN deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said the UN camp in ....

  • Sisi leaves for Tanzania at start of African tour

    Date: 2017-08-14 05:21:30 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:1 - ID:6943669

    CAIRO, Aug 14 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi left Cairo for Tanzania Monday morning at the start of a four-day African tour taking him also to Rwanda, Gabon and Chad. The tour is part of Egypt's keenness on openness to Africa to promote ....

  • Ethiopian PM to visit Sundan Tuesday

    Date: 2017-08-13 18:12:55 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:64 - ID:6943289

    KHARTOUM, Aug 13 (MENA) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn will embark on an official three-day visit to Sudan on Tuesday. Leading a high-level delegation, Desalegn will hold talks with Sudanese President Omar Bashir on ways to enhance ....

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