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Mali's premier arrives in Cairo
Date: 2014-08-25 07:21:08 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:19 - ID:889793
CAIRO, Aug 25 (MENA) - Prime Minister Moussa Mara arrived here on Monday on board a private plane on a visit to Egypt. Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab welcomed the Malian premier at the VIP lounge at Cairo International Airport. (MENA) MH/ ....
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Boko Haram leader proclaims 'Islamic caliphate' in Nigeria town
Date: 2014-08-24 17:15:33 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:119 - ID:889251
ABUJA, Aug 24 (MENA) - The leader of the Boko Haram group, Abubakar Shekau in a new video has declared the town he has seized in North-East Nigeria an 'Islamic caliphate' that no longer has anything to do with the nation. “Thanks be to Allah who ....
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Egypt water resources min. meets mission members in Khartoum
Date: 2014-08-24 15:33:01 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:106 - ID:889214
KHARTOUM, Aug 24 (MENA) – Egyptian Water Resources Minister Hossam Moghazi visited the Egyptian irrigation mission in Khartoum on the sidelines of his visit of the country. The Egyptian minister is in Sudan to attend the fourth session of three-way ....
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Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia political will for success of Renaissance Dam talks: sources
Date: 2014-08-24 14:08:10 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:96 - ID:888951
KHARTOUM, Aug 24 (MENA) - The political will of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia is strong enough to render the fourth session of the trilateral talks due to start in Khartoum on Monday successful, sources in the Sudanese capital have told MENA. The ....
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AL to partake in Libya's neighbors meeting in Cairo
Date: 2014-08-24 13:46:13 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:95 - ID:889076
CAIRO, Aug 24 (MENA) – Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi will participate in the fourth ministerial meeting of Libya's neighboring countries, which kicks off on Monday in Cairo under Egypt's chairmanship. The meeting will address the ....
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MB members held in remand over violence-related charges in Tanta
Date: 2014-08-24 11:43:44 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:69 - ID:883754
TANTA, Egypt, Aug 24 (MENA) – A Tanta court on Sunday held six members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group to more 30 days in remand pending investigation over charges of riot acts in the Delta city. They are facing other charges including ....
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Ebola crisis: Sierra Leone law makes hiding patients illegal
Date: 2014-08-24 08:54:14 GMT - Sierra Leone - Africa - SN:33 - ID:888374
FREETOWN, Aug 24 (MENA) - Sierra Leone's parliament has passed a new law making it a criminal offence to shelter Ebola patients, the BBC reported. Those caught face up to two years in prison, the justice minister said. The measure still needs to ....
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AU authorizes deployment of humanitarian mission
Date: 2014-08-24 07:05:17 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:20 - ID:888275
ABUJA, Aug 24 (MENA) - The Peace and Security Council of the African Union, at its 450th meeting held in Addis Ababa, decided, given the emergency situation caused by the Ebola outbreak, to authorize the immediate deployment of an AU-led Military ....
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Ebola crisis: Ivory Coast closes land borders
Date: 2014-08-23 19:43:52 GMT - Cote d'Ivoire - Africa - SN:91 - ID:887972
ABIDJAN, Aug 23 (MENA) - Ivory Coast has become the latest African country to close its land borders to prevent the spread of the deadly Ebola virus on to its territory. Days after banning flights from three countries, it said land borders with ....
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Somali PM regrets spread of weapons in country
Date: 2014-08-23 18:07:09 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:77 - ID:887830
NAIROBI, Aug 23 (MENA) - Somali Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed said on Saturday that his country started an operation to disarm the Somalian people, voicing regret over the illegal spread of weapons among citizens. The spread of weapons ....
