Africa
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Sudan to host new round of Renaissance Dam talks Wednesday
Date: 2015-07-18 17:34:26 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:69 - ID:3005229
CAIRO, July 18 (MENA) - Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazi said on Saturday that Sudan will host on Wednesday a new round of the national experts committee talks on Renaissance Dam. The talks will be attended by Egyptian, ....
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Egyptian, Sudanese agriculture, irrigation ministers to convene in Khartoum
Date: 2015-07-18 17:14:23 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:67 - ID:3005245
CAIRO, July 18 (MENA) - Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazy said Saturday that the Egyptian and Sudanese ministers of irrigation and agriculture will participate in the meetings of the Egyptian-Sudanese Agricultural Integration ....
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ISESCO condemns terrorist bombings in Nigeria
Date: 2015-07-18 12:43:26 GMT - Morocco - Africa - SN:46 - ID:3004257
RABAT, July 18 (MENA) - The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) has condemned the terrorist bombings which took place in Damaturu city, the capital of Yobe state, leaving more than 50 people dead during Eid ....
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Mahlab to embark on visit to Equatorial Guinea Monday
Date: 2015-07-18 12:22:55 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:42 - ID:3004201
CAIRO, July 18 (MENA) - Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab will embark on a visit to Equatorial Guinea on Monday to hold discussions with senior officials on ways of boosting bilateral ties. During his two-day visit, Mahlab is scheduled to open the ....
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Chad troops kill 19 insurgents after Boko Haram raid on army
Date: 2015-07-18 11:22:41 GMT - Chad - Africa - SN:30 - ID:3003893
N'DJAMENA, July 18 (MENA) - Chadian troops killed 19 insurgents after Boko Haram attacked an army post on the fringe of Lake Chad, a Chadian security source said, adding a Chadian soldier was also killed in the shootout. Boko Haram attacked the ....
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Multiple suicide bombs blamed on Boko Haram kill 64 during Muslim holiday in northeast Nigeria
Date: 2015-07-17 16:36:56 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:57 - ID:3001853
ABUJA, July 17 (MENA) - Suicide bombs have killed at least 64 people in multiple blasts in the northeastern towns of Gombe and Damaturu, officials said Friday, scaring people into staying home during the Muslim Eid al-Fitr celebration. Police say ....
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Boko Haram kills 12 people in northeastern Nigeria
Date: 2015-07-15 16:21:35 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:84 - ID:2991341
ABUJA, July 15 (MENA) – At least 12 people were killed in an attack launched by Boko Haram insurgents in northeastern Nigeria. The attack comes after Boko Haram militants have raided the town of Damasak located in Nigeria's Borno state. The ....
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Sudan summons S. Sudan ambassador
Date: 2015-07-15 14:20:13 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:68 - ID:2990445
KHARTOUM, July 15 (MENA) - The Sudanese Foreign Ministry summoned on Wednesday South Sudan's Ambassador in Khartoum Mayan Dut to protest against his country's support for Sudanese rebels and hostile campaigns. Director of the South Sudanese ....
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Nigeria military leaders, faulted in fighting militants, are fired
Date: 2015-07-14 09:36:25 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:23 - ID:2977921
NEW YORK, July 14 (MENA) - Nigeria’s new president, Muhammadu Buhari, dismissed all of his country’s top military officials on Monday, his spokesman announced, after weeks of mounting violence in which Boko Haram fighters have killed hundreds of ....
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Egypt, Sudan sign minutes of joint agricultural company meetings
Date: 2015-07-12 19:58:44 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:80 - ID:2969709
CAIRO, July 12 (MENA) – Egyptian and Sudanese agriculture ministers Salah Helal and Ibrahim Adam, respectively, signed the minutes of the general assembly meetings of the Egyptian-Sudanese Agricultural Integration Company. The two-day meetings, ....