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Joint Arab League-Sudan mechanism convenes in Cairo
Date: 2015-08-16 13:45:18 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:46 - ID:3167281
CAIRO, Aug 16 (MENA) - The joint Arab League and Sudanese government mechanism held its 29th meeting on Sunday in Cairo to follow up the pledges made during an Arab conference addressing the humanitarian issues of Sudan. Sudanese Permanent ....
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Egypt supports Somali efforts to carry out political process - FM
Date: 2015-08-16 13:17:40 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:43 - ID:3167105
CAIRO, Aug 16 (MENA) - Egypt fully supports the Somali government and its efforts to carry out the political and constitutional outcome of the "2016 Vision," Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said. The Egyptian government is keen to offer support to ....
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Boko Haram crisis: Nigerian military chiefs given deadline
Date: 2015-08-13 17:32:33 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:80 - ID:3154977
ABUJA, Aug 13 (MENA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has given his new military chiefs a three-month deadline to defeat the Islamist militant Boko Haram group, according to the BBC. He gave the order at a swearing-in ceremony for the new ....
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At least 40 killed in Sudan's heatwave
Date: 2015-08-13 09:20:51 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:23 - ID:3150925
KHARTOUM, Aug 13 (MENA) – At least 40 persons, including 15 in Wadi Helfa, were killed due to heatwave that hit several areas in Sudan, Al Arabiya reported on Thursday. Most of the killed persons were old people, kids and patients, Sudanese medical ....
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Algeria condemns Nigeria terrorist attack
Date: 2015-08-12 14:46:19 GMT - Algeria - Africa - SN:61 - ID:3147609
ALGIERS, Aug 12 (MENA) - Algeria condemned on Wednesday the terrorist attack that targeted a market in Nigeria earlier in the day, killing 47 citizens and wounding 50 others. In a statement, the Algerian Foreign Ministry reiterated its ....
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Deadline of amended offer on Ethiopian renaissance dam expires
Date: 2015-08-12 14:43:51 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:59 - ID:3147289
CAIRO, Aug 12 (MENA) - The deadline set by the technical committee on the Ethiopian renaissance dam to two international consultancy firms to hand over the amended offer on the dam expired on Wednesday. Experts from Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia will ....
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ISESCO condemns terror attack in Nigeria
Date: 2015-08-12 11:47:58 GMT - Morocco - Africa - SN:36 - ID:3145821
RABAT, Aug 12 (MENA) - The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) slammed on Wednesday the terrorist attack that hit a crowded market in Nigerian state of Borno, killing 50 people and injuring dozens more. In a ....
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Deadly explosion kills 1, wounds 8 in Somalia
Date: 2015-08-10 19:33:19 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:86 - ID:3136753
MOGADISHU, Aug 10 (MENA) – Huge bomb explosion targeting a coffee shop has left at least one dead and wounded 8 other people in Halgan area in central Somalia, Shabelle News quoted officials and witnesses as saying on Monday. The explosion ....
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Abyan province to be recaptured within hours: Hadi
Date: 2015-08-10 17:50:56 GMT - Yemen - Africa - SN:75 - ID:3135953
ADEN, Aug 10 (MENA) - Yemeni President Abd Rabu Mansour Hadi said that the southern Abyan province will be fully controlled by pro-government forces within hours. The province will be fully recaptured from Houthi militias and pro-former ....
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Egyptian, Congolese relations witness unprecedented momentum, says amb.
Date: 2015-08-09 15:37:38 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:60 - ID:3129085
KINSHASA, Aug 9 (MENA) - Egyptian-Congolese relations witness unprecedented momentum, Egypt's Ambassador in Kinshasa Hany Salah said on Sunday. He cited the participation of Congolese president Joseph Kabila in the inaugural ceremony of the New ....
