Africa

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  • Mahlab decides forming committee on climate change

    Date: 2015-06-17 16:21:21 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:94 - ID:2817037

    CAIRO, June 17 (MENA) - Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab issued a decision to form a committee under Environment Minister Khaled Mohamed Fahmy. The committee will coordinate the activities of the leaders of countries and governments in ....

  • Three-day mourning in Chad over Boko Haram victims

    Date: 2015-06-17 13:00:25 GMT - Chad - Africa - SN:59 - ID:2815485

    N'DJAMENA, June 17 (MENA) - Chad declared three days of national mourning on Wednesday for the 33 people killed in twin suicide bombings blamed on the Nigerian group Boko Haram on Monday in the capital N'Djamena, said Radio France Internationale. ....

  • Bombs found at Boko Haram camp kill 63 in Nigeria

    Date: 2015-06-17 12:44:56 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:55 - ID:2815293

    ABUJA, June 17 (MENA) - A sack of home-made bombs discovered at an abandoned Boko Haram camp exploded, killing 63 people in northeast Nigeria, civilian self-defense fighters said Wednesday, according to ABC News. A witness to the blast, said the ....

  • Training course for cadres of Nile Basin countries wraps up

    Date: 2015-06-17 11:38:23 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:44 - ID:2814297

    CAIRO, June 17 (MENA) - The two-week training course for 14 cadres from the Nile Basin countries in field of environmental hydrology wrapped up on Wednesday. The training course was organized by the Egyptian Agency of Partnership for Development ....

  • Egypt ambassador, Rwanda minister discuss bilateral ties

    Date: 2015-06-17 11:38:00 GMT - Rwanda - Africa - SN:43 - ID:2814289

    KIGALI, June 17 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador to Rwanda Namira Negm met with the country's Minister of State for Transport Alexis Nzahabwanimana on Wednesday. They discussed ways to boost bilateral ties in all fields especially in the transport ....

  • S. Sudan suffers $1.1 billion aid shortfall

    Date: 2015-06-16 14:21:10 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:65 - ID:2808869

    WASHINGTON, June 16 (MENA) - At least $1.1 billion is needed to plug a funding shortfall to assist millions of people affected by the conflict in South Sudan, The Wall Street Journal said on Tuesday. A group of eight agencies including the ....

  • Mahlab returns home after chairing Egypt's delegation to African Summit

    Date: 2015-06-16 07:11:27 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:9 - ID:2805717

    CAIRO, June 16 (MENA) - Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab returned home early Tuesday winding up a three-day visit to South Africa where he took part in NEPAD and African Union Summit held in Johannesburg on behalf of President Abdel Fattah El ....

  • Mahlab leaves South Africa after partaking in NEPAD, AU summit

    Date: 2015-06-15 20:14:18 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:111 - ID:2804677

    JOHANNESBURG, June 15 (MENA) – Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab left Johannesburg after taking part in the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) and the 25th African Union Summit in Johannesburg. Delegations of 54 African countries and ....

  • AU praises outcome of three African economic blocs conf. in Egypt

    Date: 2015-06-15 20:00:57 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:109 - ID:2804105

    JOHANNESBURG, June 15 (MENA) – The 25th African Union Summit has praised the outcome of the three African economic blocs, namely; the COMESA, SADC and EAC, conference held in Sharm El Sheikh several days ago with the participation of nearly 26 ....

  • Mahlab expresses Egypt's solidarity with countries harmed by terrorism

    Date: 2015-06-15 17:41:18 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:86 - ID:2803461

    JOHANNESBURG, June 15 (MENA) - Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab expressed his country's solidarity with the nations harmed by terrorism, adding that Egypt condemns all kinds of extremism. The premier's announcement came during a remark ....

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