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Next African summit to consider resumption of Egypt acitivities within AU -- Mahlab
Date: 2014-05-08 15:26:10 GMT - Equatorial Guinea - Africa - SN:106 - ID:710701
MALABO, May 8 (MENA) - Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said Thursday that the next African summit in June will address the issue of the resumption of Egypt's activities within the African Union after their suspension a year ago. Mahlab, who ....
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COMESA partakes in observing Egypt presidential polls
Date: 2014-05-08 14:33:02 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:95 - ID:710637
CAIRO, May 8 (MENA) - The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) will participate in observing the Egyptian presidential vote on May 26-27. Egypt's Ambassador to Zambia and Permanent Delegate to the COMESA Ragaei Nasr said Thursday ....
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Eritrean president visits Sudan
Date: 2014-05-08 12:26:13 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:65 - ID:710026
KHARTOM, May 8 (MENA) - Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki arrived in Sudan on Thursday on an official three-day visit. Afewerki will hold talks with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on bilateral ties and ways to boost cooperation.(MENA) RE/ ....
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UN chief worried over fate of kidnapped schoolgirls in Nigeria
Date: 2014-05-08 12:24:50 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:64 - ID:710269
NEW YORK, May 8 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed deep concern over the fate of the 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants from the Chibok community in northeastern Nigeria's Borno since April. In a statement, Ban ....
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Premier arrives in Equatorial Guinea
Date: 2014-05-08 10:27:32 GMT - Equatorial Guinea - Africa - SN:44 - ID:709929
MALABO, May 8 (MENA) - Egypt's Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab arrived Thursday in Malabo leading a high-level delegation on a three-day visit to Equatorial Guinea for talks on ways to boost bilateral ties. Mahlab will convey a message from ....
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South Sudan to open embassies in Kuwait, Israel: Report
Date: 2014-05-08 09:49:56 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:37 - ID:709817
KHARTOUM, May 8 (MENA) – South Sudan decided to open two embassies in Kuwait and Israel, a Sudanese daily reported on Thursday. Al-Youm Al-Tali daily said the government of Juba have evaluated its foreign ties since fighting broke out in South ....
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WEF: China to commence direct flight to Nigeria
Date: 2014-05-08 09:23:27 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:33 - ID:709731
ABUJA, May 8 (MENA) - Chinese government may have initiated moves to flag off direct flight from Beijing to Nigeria, said President Goodluck Jonathan. Speaking after a meeting with the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on the sidelines of the World ....
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Seven candidates including woman in Mauritania presidential race
Date: 2014-05-08 08:19:37 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:25 - ID:709696
NOUAKCHOTT, May 8 (MENA) – Seven candidates, including a woman, have put forward a rare bid for the presidency of Mauritania. President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz -- who is seeking reelection, is considered a frontrunner in the race. The radical ....
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Mahlab's visit to Equatorial Guinea aims to restore Egypt’s AU activities
Date: 2014-05-08 06:58:48 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:9 - ID:709588
CAIRO, May 8 (MENA) – The visit by Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab to Equatorial Guinea later on Thursday will aim to restore Egypt's activities inside the African Union which suspended the Egyptian activities following the ouster of president Mohamed ....
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UN launches "safe school initiative" in Nigeria
Date: 2014-05-08 06:51:17 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:7 - ID:709545
ABUJA, May 8 (MENA) – Nigerian businessmen, in coordination with UN special envoy for global education Gordon Brown, launched an initiative to improve the education process in Nigeria. The initiative is meant to prevent a repeat of the mass ....
