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Niger president, Libyan PM probe joint cooperation
Date: 2014-08-07 13:35:15 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:93 - ID:862872
TRIPOLI, Aug 7 (MENA) - Niger's President Mahamadou Issofou congratulated Interim Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni for the parliament's assuming its duties, hoping security and stability would be restored to the Arab country. This came ....
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Obama says it is too early to send Ebola experimental drug to Africa
Date: 2014-08-07 13:31:07 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:91 - ID:862870
LONDON, Aug 7 (MENA) - US President Barack Obama has said it is too soon to send an experimental drug used to treat the deadly Ebola virus to West Africa, as experts meet to decide whether the outbreak warrants declaring a global health ....
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US should be objective on China-Africa investment: Beijing
Date: 2014-08-07 13:23:54 GMT - China - Africa - SN:90 - ID:862874
BEIJING, Aug 7 (MENA) - The US needs to reconsider its attitude to Chinese investment in Africa, the Chinese foreign ministry said here Wednesday after President Barack Obama claimed his country would be a better partner for Africa than ....
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Sudan's polls to begin in April 2015
Date: 2014-08-07 13:21:01 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:87 - ID:862959
KHARTOUM, Aug 7 (MENA) - Sudanese general elections will begin on 2 April 2015, announced the national electoral body, as the government continues to ignore opposition calls to postpone the vote and form a transitional government. The chief of ....
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Sisi greets Cote d'Ivoire embassy on Independence Day
Date: 2014-08-07 11:58:15 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:77 - ID:862827
CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi delegated presidential secretary Ahmed al Ansary to visit the Embassy of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire in Cairo to extend greetings on the occasion of the African state's Independence Day. On ....
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Egypt supports UN endeavors to settle Western Sahara issue – Official
Date: 2014-08-07 10:11:09 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:50 - ID:862600
CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - An official source has said that Egypt supports the United Nations' endeavors to reach a settlement to the Western Sahara issue. This case should be settled under the umbrella of the United Nations, the source said in ....
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Egypt provides technical aid to Burundian TV
Date: 2014-08-07 10:00:49 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:47 - ID:862576
BUJUMBURA, Aug 7 (MENA) – The Egyptian embassy to Burundi handed over technical aid worth $150,000 from Egypt to the Burundian state TV. The ceremony was attended by the Burundian information minister and officials and Egyptian embassy ....
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UN evacuates staff, aid workers in South Sudan
Date: 2014-08-07 09:48:11 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:43 - ID:862460
NEW YORK, Aug 7 (MENA) - UN peacekeepers evacuated 220 staff and aid workers from northeast South Sudan after militias killed at least six relief workers, ABC news reported quoting a UN spokesman said. The troops from the UN mission in South Sudan ....
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Boko Haram Kills ‘Dozens’ in Nigeria
Date: 2014-08-07 09:46:51 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:42 - ID:862489
ABUJA, Aug 7 (MENA) - Residents from the northeastern Nigerian town of Gwoza say Boko Haram militants killed dozens of locals on Thursday, Leadership newspaper reported. “The soldiers guarding us just went away as the militants advanced against ....
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Michelle Obama Calls on African First Ladies to Fight for Nigeria kidnapped Girls
Date: 2014-08-07 07:49:37 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:22 - ID:862286
ABUJA, Aug 7 (MENA) - United States First Lady, Mrs. Michelle Obama, has called on her fellow presidential spouses from across Africa to “fight for our girls,” saying no girl should fear getting an education, This Day newspaper reported. Obama ....
