Africa

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  • Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia foreign, water ministers resume meetings in Khartoum

    Date: 2015-03-04 10:13:58 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:32 - ID:2086485

    KHARTOUM, March 4 (MENA) - Foreign and water resources ministers of the three Nile Basin countries; Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia, on Wednesday resumed their closed-door meetings here to discuss pending issues on Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam on both the ....

  • Kenya destroys 15 tons of elephant tusks

    Date: 2015-03-04 09:53:04 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:26 - ID:2086809

    NAIROBI, March 4 (MENA) - Kenya’s president set fire to 15 tons of elephant tusks during World Wildlife Day Tuesday to discourage poaching and trade in ivory, ABC news reported. Twenty-five years since ivory trade was banned, new demand from ....

  • Egypt takes over AMCEN presidency -- Minister

    Date: 2015-03-03 15:32:33 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:110 - ID:2082689

    CAIRO, March 3 (MENA) - The world's eyes will turn to Egypt as it takes over the two-year presidency of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) on Wednesday, Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy said on Tuesday. During its ....

  • Egypt ready to train Somali cadres in agriculture domains

    Date: 2015-03-03 14:53:02 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:102 - ID:2082253

    CAIRO, March 3 (MENA) - Egypt is ready for training Somali cadres and research centers working in the fields of agriculture, livestock and fisheries. This came during a meeting held on Tuesday between Minister of Agriculture and land reclamation ....

  • 40 African environment ministers to pariticipate in African ministerial meeting in Cairo

    Date: 2015-03-03 14:50:43 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:100 - ID:2082221

    CAIRO, March 3 (MENA) - As many as 40 African environment ministers will participate in the 15th round of the three-day conference of the African environment ministers due in Cairo on Wednesday. The activities of the conference started Monday at ....

  • Ethiopia FM says Renaissance Dam to be symbol of fruitful cooperation

    Date: 2015-03-03 11:51:38 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:43 - ID:2079665

    KHARTOUM, March 3 (MENA) - Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom on Sunday said his country is committed to boosting cooperation with Egypt and Sudan for defusing pending issues regarding Ethiopia’s controversial Grand Renaissance Dam. He ....

  • South Sudan conflict lies in the hands of China, US - The New York Times

    Date: 2015-03-03 11:36:48 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:41 - ID:2080229

    NEW YORK, March 3 (MENA) - The United States may have midwifed the birth of South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation. But China has quickly become among its most important patrons, building its roads and pumping its oil, The New York Times reported ....

  • Water resources, foreign ministers of Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia meet in Khartoum

    Date: 2015-03-03 10:44:20 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:31 - ID:2079037

    KHARTOUM, March 3 (MENA) – The water resources and foreign ministers of the Nile basin countries of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia started a joint meeting in Khartoum on Tuesday. The meeting aims to probe pending issues regarding Ethiopia’s ....

  • Egypt’s foreign, water resources ministers arrive in Khartoum

    Date: 2015-03-02 18:32:46 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:149 - ID:2076341

    KHARTOUM, March 2 (MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Water Resources Minister Hossam Moghazy arrived here Monday for a three-day visit. The two ministers will be participating in meetings of the water resources and foreign ....

  • China keen on cooperation with Africa - spokesperson

    Date: 2015-03-02 16:21:58 GMT - China - Africa - SN:111 - ID:2075293

    BEIJING, March 2 (MENA) - China reiterated keenness on promoting cooperation with African nations as being a milestone in its foreign policy. In press statements here on Monday, the Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said China plans to work ....

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