Africa

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  • Jordanian King returns home after participating in EEDC

    Date: 2015-03-13 19:39:17 GMT - Jordan - Africa - SN:167 - ID:2156485

    AMMAN, March 13 (MENA) – Jordanian King Abdullah II returned home on Friday evening after taking part in the Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC), which kicked off earlier today with the participation of heads of state and representatives of ....

  • Sudan's opposition coalition: No talks before meeting dialogue conditions

    Date: 2015-03-13 18:54:48 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:162 - ID:2155873

    KHARTOUM, March 13 (MENA) - The coalition of opposition political parties in Sudan refused Friday to take part in a dialogue session with the governing Sudanese Congress Party before fulfilling the condition of talks. In a statement, the ....

  • 5 African countries create anti-terrorism organization

    Date: 2015-03-13 11:45:27 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:66 - ID:2153025

    NOUAKCHOTT, March 13 (MENA) – Five African countries have created a joint security organization, aimed at combating terrorism. The Nouakchott-based anti-terrorism organization will comprise Mali, Niger, Chad, Burkina Faso, and the host country of ....

  • WHO: Ebola death toll tops 10,000

    Date: 2015-03-13 08:30:44 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:26 - ID:2151509

    GENEVA, March 13 (MENA) - More than 10,000 people have now died from the Ebola virus, almost all of them in west Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. According to the Daily Mail, the three hardest-hit countries of Sierra Leone, ....

  • Ethiopia to host COMESA summit

    Date: 2015-03-12 21:01:25 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:182 - ID:2150101

    ADDIS ABABA, March 12 (MENA) - Ethiopia will host the 18th Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Summit of Heads of State and Government which will take place on March 20-31 in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian News Agency reported ....

  • Coordination between Egypt, Tunisia on Libya continues - FM

    Date: 2015-03-12 16:53:34 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:131 - ID:2148709

    ALGIERS, March 12 (MENA) - Coordination between Egypt and Tunisia is in place regarding the Libyan crisis, said Tunisian Foreign Minister Taieb Baccouche. He further said that he recently met with Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry when he ....

  • Ebola-free West African countries affected by crisis - UNDP

    Date: 2015-03-12 15:06:26 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:116 - ID:2147941

    GENEVA, March 12 (MENA) - West African nations that experienced low or zero incidence of Ebola have already been affected by the Ebola crisis because of their deep connections with the three most affected countries, the United Nations Development ....

  • Al-Shabaab militants attack government building in Somali city

    Date: 2015-03-12 14:06:33 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:108 - ID:2147449

    MOGADISHU, March 12 (MENA) - Six Somali police officers have been killed after al-Shabaab militants detonated a car bomb outside a regional government headquarters in the Somali city of Baidoa and stormed the building killing six policemen, The ....

  • Preparatory meetings of Sudanese-Ethiopian economic committee kick off in Khartoum

    Date: 2015-03-10 18:41:12 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:150 - ID:2133769

    KHARTOUM, March 10 (MENA) - The preparatory meetings of a Sudanese-Ethiopian economic committee kicked off Tuesday at the headquarters of the Sudanese Finance Ministry. In statements, Sudanese Finance Minister Abdul Rahman Dirar said the ....

  • ASEC Engineering signs cement plant management agreement with Ethiopia

    Date: 2015-03-09 17:46:02 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:119 - ID:2125169

    CAIRO, March 9 (MENA) - ASEC Engineering and Management Company has signed a contract with Ethiopia's National Cement Share Company to provide full technical assistance to the operation and maintenance of a cement plant with a production capacity of ....

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